Ex-fire chief receives 55-year-eight-month sentenceStaff writer, with CNAFormer National Fire Agency (NFA) chief Huang Chi-min (黃季敏) was found guilty on seven corruption-related charges with a combined sentence of 55 years and eight months, although four other counts would be subject to a retrial, the Supreme Court said yesterday. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s April 2022 ruling, which found Huang guilty on seven charges — including bribery, money laundering and profiteering — and handed down a sentence of 55 years and eight months. Citing factual ambiguities, insufficient reasoning and contradictions in the judgements, the Supreme Court vacated the High Court’s rulings on four other counts and remanded the cases to the lower court for retrial. Former National Fire Agency director-general Huang Chi-min speaks at a news conference in an undated photograph. Photo: CNAHuang’s total prison term would be determined by the Taiwan High Court, and he might begin serving the sentence before the court rules on a consolidated sentence and concludes the retrial on the four charges, the Supreme Court said.

Source: Taipei Times February 26, 2026 17:15 UTC