Holger Chen indicted over threat to ‘behead’ presidentBy Wang Ting-chuan and Jason Pan / Staff reportersThe New Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday indicted Internet influencer Holger Chen (陳之漢) for allegedly calling for the decapitation of President William Lai (賴清德) during a live stream in October last year. While Chen was commenting on Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) “decapitation strike” exercises around Taiwan, he allegedly segued into a specific threat to cut off Lai’s head, prosecutors said. I have waited for it day and night.”Internet personality Holger Chen, center, speaks to reporters in Taipei on Oct. 7 last year. “A military ‘decapitation’ operation is clearly not the same as calling to ‘behead’ the nation’s president,” prosecutors said. Chen’s remarks were sufficient to instill fear in any ordinary person, regardless of whether they are the president, they said.

Source: Taipei Times January 09, 2026 17:47 UTC