The Supreme Court on Thursday denied the final appeal for an 11-year prison sentence for an ex-air force colonel who recruited spies for China while on active duty, but handed charges involving the leak of military info back to a lower court.
Former colonel Chang Ming-che (張銘哲) served as a department director at the Air Force Academy before being discharged for his involvement in an espionage case, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
Taichung prosecutors said Chang received NT$1.34 million (US$42,583) from his handlers between 2019 and 2023, with some monthly payments reaching…