Rights group delays government finger printing policy

Taiwan rights groups have scored an early success in their campaign to stop national fingerprinting.

The Government had initially planned to start the new policy from July 1, which would require all over 14 to be fingerprinted for ID cards.

The ruling was delayed for at least six months for an investigation on whether it violated the constitution.

Rights groups say the plan could turn the country back into a police state, less than 20 years after martial law was lifted.