High Official's Thesis Plagiarism Case: Appellate Court Rules Statute of Limitations Not Expired, Remands for Retrial

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In the plagiarism case concerning Hsinchu Mayor Kao Hung-an's doctoral dissertation, the appellate court ruled that the lawsuit was filed within the statute of limitations and remanded the case for retrial. The court acknowledged that Kao's dissertation contained substantial overlap with copyrighted material from the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). The original ruling of non-suit due to the statute of limitations was overturned.