The Archive · 1896

Formosa Special Court Regulations

THE TRIAL OF THE REBELS — (@PECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE "DAILY PRESS.")

Amoy; 5th August."

The Government of Taiwan -has found it necessary to appoint a Special Court with a view.to examine the cases in connection with the present Rebellion. The tions have been published." They provide that the Court shall be instituted with five judges appointed from among those of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal and shall be opened at any place where the Governor-General of Taiwan. shall find convenient. whenever—<rimes have been committed with a view (1) to upset' the Government, to arbitrarily occupy the land, or to disturb the laws and regulations; (2) to oppose administration; (3) to endanger high officials; or (4) when crimes have been committed calculated to cause diplomatic complications. e Court has been opened of late at Shangwha, where the inquiry is going on in connection with the cases of a number of prisoners concerned in the present refinishing the inquiry at Changwha the Court will be opened in other districts.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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