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The Cases of Rebellion “Established”, including that of Yapasuyong'e Yulunana

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The prestige of Uong'e Yatauyungana and Losin Watan as they kept proactively speaking out for Indigenous rights and welfares deeply vexed the authorities, not to mention the endless attacks of poison-pen letters. Finally, being connected with cases related to communist spies, the Indigenous elites as key figures fighting against the Han Chinese, were executed by shooting, since they were also coveted by the enemies for potential collaborations.


The main charge of the case was corruption of the Indigenous elites, and these defendants were convicted withour trial. On top of that, the “publicizing of crime” made their community members feel shcoked and ashamed, thus stirring up the public opinion.


On June 10, 1952, the Security Command started to orchestrate the arrest and related propaganda, while evaluating the impact thereof. On September 10, Uong'e Yatauyungana and Yapasuyong'e Yulunana were entrapped to leave the mountain area with the excuse of “security meeting of mountain area” and arrested in Chiayi. On the same day, Losin Watan was arrested at the Mountain Hall in Taipei City.


On April 17, 1954, Uong'e Yatauyungana (Kao Yi-sheng), Yapasuyong'e Yulunana (Tang Shou-jen), Losin Watan (Lin Jui-chang), Mo'e Peongsi (Wang Ching-shan), Fang I-chung and Behuy Tali (Kao Tse-chao) were executed by shooting.


Tibusung'e Muknana (Wu I-te), Vo'e Tosku (Tu Hsiao-sheng) and Liao Li-chuan were sentenced to jail.


On April 19, 1954, two days after Uong'e Yatauyungana’s execution, the prosecutor of Taiwan Chiayi District Court issued the written ruling, and ruled the non-prosecution decision on the the corruption case.


On April 25, the written ruling not to prosecute was delivered to Tapangu. The Chiayi Mountain Area Security Command Post under the Security Command instructed the policemen in Tapangu to return the orignal copy and demanded the Taiwan Chiayi District Prosecutors Office not to resend the document, less the result shall enrage the mountain compatriots.


Considering that the execution of Indigenous elites, such as Uong'e Yatauyungana, might trigger the outrage and resistance of Indigenous communities, the Chiayi Mountain Area Security Command Post under the Security Command developed a responsive plan including secret surveillance, manipulation and dividing the community members. The Command Post also controlled the traffic and access of the Indigenous township.


The victims did not only limited to the parties to these cases. Their family members also faced difficulties in life afterwards. Some were stricken with poverty; others were forced to leave the original communities after being isolated, and then suffered discrimination in the society; still others were put under secret surveillance for a long time and were charged to be involved in the politial cases afterwards again.

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