Taiwan’s “Ten Billion Gambling King” Lin Bingwen was involved in the 88 Guild Hall’s underground exchange case and was charged with fraud and money laundering. However, he lost contact during the court session on the 5th of last month. After investigation by the District Attorney’s Office, it was confirmed that he abandoned 300 Wan Bao Jin absconded. Lin Bingwen posted a 1-word long post on Facebook on Wednesday morning (January 8) criticizing the false accusations; and said, "My escape is not because of judicial issues, but because I have too many personal factors and need time to deal with them." , but this statement was criticized by Lanbai as a "New Year's quote".
Kuomintang legislator Xu Qiaoxin recently released a video of Liang Wenjie, deputy chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, attending the same event in 2022 with Lin Bingwen, the head of PGtalk and a wanted criminal in the 88 Guild Hall underground exchange case, which aroused heated public opinion.
On the 8th, Lin Bingwen posted a remote counterattack on Facebook, angrily criticizing "politicians spouting political saliva based on false accusations." He accused himself of accepting it, but it is not advisable to involve innocent people for no reason. He emphasized that eating and drinking was his personal lifestyle. He had made mistakes but should also have the opportunity to change his ways. He questioned, "Do I have to change just because of other people's accusations? If there is a problem with my behavior, it is my own problem, and it is not others' fault."
Regarding the controversy caused by appearing on the same occasion as Liang Wenjie, Lin Bingwen said that at that time, he only said "brief hello" and had no real interaction and was not familiar with each other. However, the outside world continued to amplify the interpretation and accused him of having a close relationship with relevant people. He questioned, "You are criticizing and making such big fuss, thinking that the administration of justice is unfair, so is what you did to me fair?"
Lin Bingwen said that eating and drinking were his personal lifestyle to relieve stress. He also admitted that he had made mistakes in the past, but was there no chance to change his ways? Can't you make friends? Do you have to change just because of other people's insults? If there is a problem with your behavior, it is your own fault and no one else’s fault.
Lin Bingwen said that it is his nature to make good friends, so why can't he be himself? Just because we said hello in the same camera, it was just a short sentence, there was no interaction or familiarity, but it can be magnified infinitely, and we started to make groundless accusations, accuse others, make a big fuss, and think that the justice is unfair. How can we do this? Is that fair?
Lin Bingwen said that unfounded accusations from the outside world have had a great impact on his company and supporters. He revealed that it was originally committed to building Taiwan's local social platform and payment system, but negative criticism and smear led to the damage to the brand image, soaring costs, and eventually more than 200 employees lost their jobs. He called for an end to the smear campaign, emphasizing that he hoped the judiciary would be open and transparent and "put the entire case in the sun for the public to review and judge."
Lin Bingwen also said that his escape was not due to judicial issues, but because of personal factors. There were too many things that took time to deal with, and he was not afraid of facing justice. However, unwarranted accusations and unlimited amplification from the outside world caused the company and those who supported him to He suffered a heavy blow, which had a great impact on his company, his friends and supporters who invested in him. Frankly speaking, he was under heavy pressure, but he was unable to explain clearly to the company's employees or investors, and even to his career and friends. Can't explain clearly.
In the end, Lin Bingwen said that he was responsible for his actions. Unwarranted criticism from the outside world not only hurt him, but also destroyed many innocent people. He hoped to stop spitting and respect justice and facts. Finally, he reiterated that he would not shy away from facing the judiciary. Once his personal emotional stress and illness are relieved, and his personal issues are resolved, "I will return to Taiwan immediately to face all charges."
As soon as the post came out, Xu Qiaoxin immediately questioned in the comment area, "So you mean you and Liang Wenjie are friends?"; Kuomintang spokesperson Yang Zhidan said "share the appreciation of wonderful articles and golden sentences"; deputy director of the Central Organization Department of the People's Party Lin Zhaoyin said, "Leave your name on the altar and set up a bench, this is definitely a democratic escape!" and so on.
Lin Bingwen’s full text on Facebook
You are spewing political saliva based on false accusations. Do you know how smelly your saliva is? Spraying randomly into other people's faces is a very impolite behavior. Do you know it in your heart? Right and wrong cannot become the truth just by having a loud voice. It's okay to accuse me, but you shouldn't involve innocent people for no reason.
Eating and drinking are my personal lifestyles to relieve stress. I confess that I have made mistakes, but do I have no chance to correct myself? Can't you make friends? Do I have to change just because of your rants and curses? If there is a problem with my behavior, it is my fault and no one else's fault. It is my nature to form good karma, can’t I just be myself? Just because we said hello under the same camera, it was just a short sentence, there was no interaction or familiarity, but you can zoom in infinitely and start to make far-fetched accusations. Did you really see me interacting with those people? You are making such accusations and making big fuss, thinking that the administration of justice is unfair, so is your treatment of me fair?
Yelling all day long affects the operation of the judiciary. I can't help but wonder: Can I let the public know publicly and ask professional lawyers, people with prosecutors or judicial backgrounds to publicly explain my case? Can the entire case be laid out in its entirety for the public to review and comment on? I want to explain things openly and transparently, but I don’t know if the law allows me to do so. If possible, I would like to ask professionals to give a complete explanation and restore the facts.
I want to reiterate once again that my escape was not because of judicial issues, but because I had too many personal factors and needed time to deal with them. I am not afraid of facing justice, but because of your groundless accusations and unlimited amplification, the company and those who support me have suffered heavy losses. This has had a huge impact on my company and the friends and supporters who have invested in me. I was under heavy pressure and could not explain clearly to company employees or investors, or even to my career and friends.
Everything I have done from the beginning has been to create a local social platform for Taiwan so that we can have our own payment system and social space and connect with the world. Every one of our activities is user-centric, in order to let the world see Taiwan's capabilities and innovation. We have worked hard to strengthen the system and improve technology, and we were already on the right track. However, your constant criticism and slander have damaged our brand image, significantly increased costs, and even destroyed our efforts. More than 200 employees once lost their jobs overnight. How do they support their families? These employees just earn their salaries through their own efforts. Should their hard work be denied just because of your malicious criticism?
The attributes of my case are completely different from those of others. Why are you making inappropriate comparisons? In this case, let us put everything out in the sun, disclose all the details, and let society judge. What I hope is justice and transparency, rather than being misled by your empty words and affecting the fairness of the judiciary. If you criticize others all day long, have you ever thought about it and take a good look at the people around you? Come out and spray again! Be careful of the fire injuring your family members and comrades!
I take responsibility for my actions, but your unwarranted criticism not only hurt me, but also destroyed many innocent people. I hope you can stop spitting and respect justice and facts, because lies and smears cannot last long. I emphasize again that I do not shy away from facing the judiciary. Personal emotional stress and illness are relieved. I want to figure out how to solve my personal problems? I immediately returned to Taiwan to face all charges.
