Great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek accused of threatening Taipei American School
23-year-old Andrew Chiang has been released on bail after making perceived threats against his former alma mater
The great-grandson of influential Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek has found himself in the middle of a Taiwanese media frenzy because of alleged threats that he made against his former school.
Andrew Chiang You-ching was released on NT$80,000 (HK$21,000) bail November 10 after being detained by Taiwanese prosecutors, Taipei Times reported.
Investigators questioned the 23-year-old over perceived threats he had made on his Facebook page against Taipei American School (TAS). Chiang had previously been a student at the school but had been expelled six years ago after an altercation with a classmate.
Chiang, who was released on bail under the condition he would not threaten, harass or come into contact with TAS faculty and students, lashed out at his former alma mater, claiming that he had been “slandered”.
“I woke up this morning to find four policemen in my home and I’ve been bombarded the whole day [by investigators],” Chiang told a crowd of reporters the day after his release. “They told me I could be locked up for three years for some comments I made on Facebook and now I have to face 50 or maybe 30 reporters.”
Chiang argued that the alleged Facebook threats he made against his former school had been “blown…out of proportion,” and were largely directed towards an administrator who had forced him to participate in a sporting match while injured.
