SUPREME PROSECUTORS OFFICE TO SET UP PROSECUTION SECTION|最終審言辯常態化 高檢署設"公訴組"

The Judicial Yuan announced on Nov 9th, that it will be pushing for the normalization of trial sessions for the court of final instance. The Supreme Prosecutors Office will also form a new agency called "Prosecution Section". On Nov 10, the Minister of Justice Chu Tai-san met with the President of the Judicial Yuan Hsu Tzong-li to discuss issues regarding judicial reform. They aim to work towards normalizing the trail sessions at the Supreme Court. The Minister of Justice Chiu Tai-san met with the new Judicial Yuan President Hsu Tzong-li for a closed-door meeting that lasted 40 minutes. They discussed issues regarding the new "Prosecution Section" that will be formed by the Supreme Prosecutors Office and allowing oral arguments in the Supreme Court. ==LU TAI-LANG, Judicial Yuan Sec. Gen.== Minister Chiu approves of allowing oral arguments in Supreme Court trials. Under the condition of judicial independence, oral arguments are the core of trial proceedings. The Judicial Yuan said they will apply for oral arguments to be conducted in the Supreme Court trials for two highly controversial cases, including the corruption case of the former Executive Yuan Secretary-general Lin Yi-shih and a criminal case of firearm control violation by an aborigine. ==YEN DA-HO, Prosecutor-General== For highly controversial cases, we will apply for the Supreme Court's permission to conduct investigations. With Lin Yi-shih's case, we will apply for oral arguments at the Supreme Court trial. ==CHIU TAI-SAN, Minister of Justice== As mentioned, the Supreme Prosecutors Office may request relevant personnel to conduct research on legal opinions. Thus, I'm certain that the Supreme Prosecutors Office will select highly legally controversial cases with discretion. Chiu said that the Supreme Prosecutors Office may apply for oral arguments in the Supreme Court trials for highly controversial cases. Also, efforts have begun to organize the judicial reform committee proposed by President Tsai Ing-wen. The Presidential Office will soon announce the list of 15 committee members. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 熱情的握著手，法務部長邱太三下午首度拜會新科司法院長許宗力，雙方隨後展開快40分鐘的閉門會談，針對未來最高檢察署將成立「公訴組」新組織，就最高法院的特定案件，進行言詞辯論、交換意見。 ==司法院秘書長 呂太郎== 最高法院言詞辯論常態化 邱部長就非常的贊同 因為在審判獨立的要求之下 到底特定的案件 要不要經過言詞辯論 是審判的核心 而有鑑於前行政院秘書長林益世貪污案，以及原住民王光祿違反槍砲條例案，都引發社會高度關注，法務部強調會針對這兩案，向最高法院聲請召開言詞辯論。 ==檢察總長 顏大和== 對於有法律爭議案件 我們會向最高法院 來聲請調查事實 林益世那個案件 我們目前檢察官會請求 最高法院來言詞辯論 ==法務部長 邱太三== 最高檢 剛剛有提到 可能如果有必要的時候 他會調相關的人員 來做這些法律的 這個意見的 這個研究 所以我相信 我們最高檢 一定會慎選 具有所謂 重大法律上 爭議的案件 邱太三表示，未來具有重大法律爭議，或是社會高度關注案件，最高檢都可請求最高法院，開庭辯論。另外，總統蔡英文開出的司法改革國是會議的支票，也已開始籌劃，近期總統府將會公布15位委員名單。 記者 綜合報導