Civil Retrial Opened in Ch'en Ching-k'ai's Case! Court Observation Volunteers Needed
Last edited: 2026-07-27
Photo / Ch'en Ching-k'ai participating in a blind baseball game
Ch'en Ching-k'ai, a former national handball athlete, originally had a bright future. While studying at National Changhua University of Education, he was involved in a severe traffic accident. Three days after the crash, he realized he was losing his vision, and his world became a blur, forcibly interrupting his career as a national athlete...
Later, Ch'en Ching-k'ai gradually accepted that he had become visually impaired and worked hard to rebuild his life. However, the judge concluded that Ch'en was not blind simply because he could still catch a frisbee, play ball, and write, accusing him of "faking blindness" to defraud insurance payouts from the traffic accident. Despite strong evidence provided by National Taiwan University's evaluations and diagnostic reports from multiple hospitals, as well as testimony from an orientation and mobility instructor specializing in rehabilitation for the blind testifying that Ch'en did not commit fraud, the judge still sentenced him to one year and two months in prison.
After the Judicial Reform Foundation took up his case for rescue, the defense team filed for retrials in both the criminal and civil cases, but the criminal retrial was dismissed.
However, amidst despair, there is still good news: in the civil case brought by Mingtai Insurance against Ching-k'ai for the "return of insurance payouts," we thank the judge for agreeing to open a "retrial"! On May 20, 2019, the retrial proceedings between Ch'en Ching-k'ai and Mingtai Insurance will hold a preparatory hearing.
The road to vindication is long, and we invite everyone to join us at the Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch to cast aside stereotypes, understand the visually impaired, and pay attention to Ch'en Ching-k'ai's case!
※ Once registration is successful, a pre-arrival notice will be sent separately
Time
May 20, 2019, at 13:45
Location
Main Entrance of the Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch (No. 586, Mingsheng 3rd Rd., Gushan Dist., Kaohsiung City)
Event Agenda
| Time | Activity | Location | Speaker |
| 13:45 | Gathering and Check-in | Main Entrance of the Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch | JRF Staff |
| 1400-1430 | Pre-trial Case Briefing | Main Entrance of the Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch | JRF Staff |
| 1430~ | Court Observation | Courtroom No. 2, 2nd Floor, Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch | |
| After the Hearing | Post-trial Key Analysis | Main Entrance of the Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch | Defense Counsel for the Case |
Event Contact
Judicial Reform Foundation, Specialist Ts'ai (02)25231178*20
This article is an AI-generated translation of the original Chinese text. In the event of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail.