Taipei, Aug. 23 -- A Taiwanese Air Force officer has been sentenced to over seven years in prison for leaking military documents to China in exchange for money, Focus Taiwan reported. The case is connected to a previously convicted retired major under Taiwan's National Security Act.

According to Focus Taiwan, the Taichung District Court on Friday sentenced the Air Force Intercept Controller Hsu Chan-cheng to seven years and four months in prison, ordered the confiscation of his illegal earnings, and revoked his civil rights for five years. The ruling is subject to appeal.

Although the leaked documents were not officially classified as defence secrets, the court emphasised that their contents still posed a risk to Taiwan's national secur...