Enforcement Rules of the Detention Act Article 7

Any request for an interview by a media in accordance with Article 6 of the Act shall be made in writing and the interview may be conducted after the consent of the detention center. The written format shall be prescribed by the supervisory authority.When an interview is requested by an overseas media or if the interview report will be published overseas, the detention center shall obtain the approval of the supervisory authority before granting the interview.Defendants who are held incommunicado by ruling of the court and juvenile defendants may not be interviewed.If a media interview involves detention center personnel or individual defendant, the detention center must obtain the interviewee’s consent before granting the interview.During a media interview, the detention center may adopt proper measures to uphold the dignity and interests of the defendant or relevant personnel.If the target or detail of the media interview involves children or juvenile, sexual offense, domestic violence, disease or other matters about which media coverage is restricted or prohibited by law, relevant regulations shall be complied with.A detention center may stop an ongoing media interview if the interview adversely affects the security or order of the detention center.After a media interview, the media should inform the detention center or the defendant before publishing a report. If the report is inconsistent with the interview details or facts, the detention center or the defendant may ask the media to make corrections or clarifications in an appropriate manner.