Taiwan wire fraud suspects to face trial on mainland

The 77 suspected members of telecom fraud syndicates deported from Kenya this month will be tried on the mainland, said Chen Shiqu, deputy inspector of the Ministry of Public Security's Criminal Investigation Bureau.

"The suspects specifically targeted people on the Chinese mainland, and their victims are from the mainland. Not to mention that many of the suspects are themselves from the mainland," Chen said. "They will be investigated and prosecuted in accordance with mainland law."

All 45 Taiwan telecom fraud suspects who were repatriated to China from Africa on April 13 have confessed, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday. The other suspects come from the mainland.