邱义仁

邱义仁表示，他建议外交部付款给金纪玖，是因为金纪玖是他信任的一位朋友介绍给他的。

Mr Chiu said he recommended the foreign ministry pay Mr Ching because he had been introduced to him by a trusted friend .

邱义仁称：我这位信得过的好朋友介绍（他们），我认为他的话是绝对可靠的。

This very good and trusted friend of mine had introduced [ them ] , and I thought his was absolutely reliable , Mr Chiu said .

当时担任国家安全会议秘书长的邱义仁表示，他没有命令情报科审核两位中间人的背景。

Mr Chiu , head of the National Security Council at the time , said he refrained from ordering intelligence checks of the two intermediaries ' backgrounds .

邱义仁和黄志芳称，两位中间人拒绝归还这笔资金，台湾政府目前表示二人此后失踪了。

According to Mr Chiu and Mr Huang , the two middlemen refused to return the funds and the government now says that both have since gone missing .