Taiwan star Wang Ta-lu charged in offences relating to dodging mandatory military service

Actor Wang Ta-lu has been charged with knowingly causing a public official to make a false entry in a public document. Photo: Wang Ta-lu/Instagram

Taiwanese actor Wang Ta-lu and 27 others were charged on June 16 with offences relating to dodging the island’s mandatory military service, prosecutors said.

Mandatory military service for men aged 18 and older was extended to one year from the previously obligatory period of four months, taking effect at the beginning of 2024.