2 indicted after paint, feces thrown at stand-up show mocking Xi Jinping

Taipei, Sept. 29 (CNA) Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted two men over the pelting of a show in Taipei by stand-up comedian Huang Yi-hao (黃逸豪) with a mixture of paint and human feces.

In a statement, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said a 33-year-old man surnamed Liu (劉) recruited a 35-year-old man surnamed Kuo (郭) to carry out the attack on Comedy Club in exchange for NT$50,000 (US$1,592).

Huang's May 29 show at Comedy Club was targeted after clips of the stand-up mocking Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) during a December 2025 routine at the same venue went viral on social media, prosecutors said.

Liu allegedly went to Kuo's residence in New Taipei's Shulin District before 6:45 p.m. on May 29 and instructed him to throw paint mixed with human feces at the club, prosecutors added.

Kuo later threw four bags containing the mixture at the comedy club, damaging glass, floors and walls, prosecutors said.

According to prosecutors, Liu, who has denied all charges, paid Kuo NT$50,000 in Taoyuan's Guishan District early the following morning.

Liu was indicted on charges including incitement to intimidation and property damage, and Kuo on charges of intimidation and property damage.

Prosecutors recommended prison terms of 22 months for Liu and 20 months for Kuo, saying the attack allowed Beijing to restrict freedom of speech in Taiwan and undermined democratic values.

China's Taiwan Affairs Office previously said it was unaware of the details of the case but dismissed allegations of cross-border repression as "groundless," calling the attack "an expression of public opinion" and saying "Taiwan independence is a dead end."

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said the government would firmly counter cross-border repression and prosecute anyone found collaborating with China to threaten, infiltrate or sabotage Taiwan.