Man indicted for threatening Facebook comments after stabbing incidentBy Wang Ting-chuan and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerProsecutors today indicted a man for posting threatening messages on social media following a major stabbing incident in Taipei earlier this month. The man is accused of endangering public safety, threatening the public and inciting others to commit crimes, the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office said. People lay flowers at a busy shopping center at the scene of a knife attack in Taipei on Dec. 20. Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo, EPAThe man indicted today, surnamed Lin (林) posted comments at 10pm that evening underneath a Facebook video of the incident, saying: “This is only the beginning,” “Cool” and “The knife isn’t sharp enough,” prosecutors said. He also wrote: “You voters need to bear the damage caused by the government you elected,” they added.

Source: Taipei Times December 31, 2025 07:45 UTC