KMT lawmaker sparks debate with proposal to cane scammers

Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Hung Meng-kai (洪孟楷) sparked widespread discussion with a Facebook post last week proposing caning as a punishment for people convicted of fraud, which racked up over 100,000 likes.

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