FU JEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DESTROY CAMPUS STATUE, SCUFFLE WITH POLICE|破壞輔大校園蔣銅像 警民衝突4人送辦

On Feb. 28, the 70th anniversary of the 228 incident, 4 students of Fu Jen Catholic University were taken into police custody and charged with obstructing police operation, after they and several persons from outside the school attempted to destroy a statue of Chiang Kai-shek on school campus. The University has decided not to press vandalism charges for now. In the dark of the night, this group of students tried to dismantle a statue of Chiang Kai-shek with an angle grinder. They attempted to pull it down with ropes. The police were notified and came to stop them. In the small hours, a group consisting of students at Fu Jen Catholic University and several persons from outside the school gathered to destroy a statue of Chiang Kai-shek. The police found the crutch of the statue already broken when they arrived, and scuffles broke out as they tried to stop the students. Some of whom have been taken into custody for questioning. ==MR. LO student == The government does not do what it is supposed to do. Then we the students will take over what the government is supposed to do. (But your action is breaking the law and interfering with legal activity) The students insisted that taking down the statue is a step towards transitional justice. They questioned if the police had overstepped their bounds by entering school campus. However, the police said they acted in accordance with the law. ==CHANG CHUN-MING Chief Xinzhuang Precinct Police Department== Security guards on campus reported the vandalism to the police. So the police performed their duties in accordance with the law. Laws are not exempt from the school campus. Two police officers got injured during the clash. Meanwhile, four people invovled have been detained and will be charged with obstructing police operation. Fu Jen Catholic University stressed that vandalism should not be condoned, but decided not to press charges for now. Instead, it will establish a committee to discuss related issues involving all statues on campus. TRANSLATED BY：BRYANT CHANG 228事件70週年這天，一群輔仁大學的學生跟民眾,用砂輪機,破壞輔大校園內的蔣介石銅像，警方接獲報案，到場制止，雙方爆發激烈衝突，最後有4名學生，被警方壓制，帶回偵訊。 ==畫面由警方提供== 在黑夜中，有學生，拿起著砂輪機切割蔣介石銅像，並且綁上童軍繩，企圖要拉倒銅像，警方接獲學校保全通報，到場制止。 ==畫面由警方提供== 228這天凌晨，一群輔仁大學的學生和民眾，拿著工具，聚集在輔大校園，破壞蔣介石的銅像，警方到場時，發現銅像的拐仗已經被鋸斷了，在攔阻學生動手的過程，雙方爆發推擠衝突，學生仍舊遭到壓制，帶回警局偵辦。 ==輔大學生 羅同學== 政府不去做他該做的事情 那就是我們人民 我們學生自己來做 我們政府他本來應該要做的事情 （可是你們違法 妨害公務) 鋸銅像的學生，堅稱是要轉型正義，才會有所行動，並質疑，警方沒有經過允許就進入校園逮捕學生，是執法過當，不過，警方表示，一切是依法行政。 ==新莊分局偵查隊長 張俊明== 是校園的保全人員報案 說校園內的公物 遭受破壞 所以依法行政 依法進去做處置 法律是不分校內、校外的 在這場在警民衝突中，有2名員警身上掛彩，警方在訊後，是依妨害公務罪嫌，將4名相關人移送法辦，針對校園銅像被破壞，輔仁大學回應，不容許校內外人士非法破壞學校公物，未來會成立銅像處理委員會，來討論相關議題。 記者 蔡慧玲 邱福財 新北市報導