JUDICIAL REFORM COMMITTEE MEMBER ACCUSES JUDGES OF BRIBERY|司改國是委員張靜"司法官收賄"說 法界抗議

As the roll-out of Taiwan's judicial reform begins, a member of the reform committee, lawyer Chang Ching said in a letter to the press that 5-10% of judges and prosecutors in Taiwan have taken bribes. The accusation prompted the Judicial Yuan, the Ministry of Justice, and Taiwan's Judges Association to swiftly issue strong protests, all demanding that Chang provide evidence within three days. Otherwise he should resign from the committee. In response, Chang said the burden of proof rests not with the lawyer, and criticized that any concrete reform would be unlikely if judges and prosecutors are unable to take criticism. Lawyer Chang Ching accused that 5-10% of the judges have taken bribes. The Judicial Yuan, Ministry of Justice, and Judges Association demanded that he produce the evidence within 3 days, or he will be removed from the committee of the national affairs conference on judicial reform. Chang rejected. ==CHANG CHING Member, NAC on Judicial Reform== Why should I produce the evidence? It's your job. Not a lawyer's job. If the Ministry of Justice, Judicial Yuan, judges, and prosecutors cannot take in criticisms and suggestions, what do you think are the odds for a successful judicial reform? Chang stated that the figure came from his years of experiences and argued that removing him from the committee will only push Taiwan further away from a judicial reform. His allegation has sparked a reaction from judges and prosecutors, who claimed to send him to a disciplinary committee. ==IVY FAN Executive Director, Taipei Bar Association== We have not received any application yet. The Association values code of ethics. If a case is established by directors of the association, we will go through a discussion before initiating the investigation. After allegations of the non-transparent nomination of committee members, the conflict between a committee member and judges has again shifted the focus of the judicial reform. TRANSLATED BY：LUKE CHIANG 被選任司改國是會議委員的律師張靜，日前投書，質疑有5%到10%的司法官收賄，引發司法院、法務部和法官協會強烈抗議，要求他3天內，告發貪官，否則就該從委員名單中除名，張靜今天出面反駁說，該查貪汙是司法官的權責，不該由律師提證據，更批評司法官如果沒辦法接受建言，司改成功機率能有多大。 司改國是會議才剛展開分組討論，委員之一律師張靜，日前投書媒體，指控有5%到10%的司法官收賄，讓司法院、法務部和法官協會氣的跳腳，要求他3天內，告發貪官，否則要求總統將他從委員名單除名，張靜今天則出面，反嗆司法官。 ==司改國是會議分組委員 張靜== 我為什麼要拿證據 證據是你們要去查的事情 不是我律師可以查的 法務部 司法院 所有法官 檢察官們 如果都沒有這樣的雅量 來接受一方的批評跟建言 你們認為這個司法改革 成功的機率到底有多大 司法官貪汙數據，從何而來?張靜表示，這是他的30多年來的經驗值，他更直言，要是因此丟了委員的位置，台灣離司改，會越來越遠，不過，張靜談司法官收錢的言論，引來基層法官和檢察官反撲，揚言要連署請律師公會，將張靜送懲戒委員會。 ==台北律師公會 常務理事 范瑞華== 目前沒有收到一個正式（申請） 但是我想 我們公會向來對 倫理規範都非常的重視 如果由我們理監事立案來調查的話 我們會經過理監事會（討論） 司改國是會議如火如茶進行，卻風波不斷，先是委員名單，被批黑箱，現在又因為有委員和司法官，爆發立場對峙，成了焦點。