KMT Demands Action on Transitional Justice Commission|促轉爭議藍委占主席台 賴揆報告再遭杯葛

Premier Lai is again boycotted. Premier William Lai had failed to perform a legislative interpellation on Sept. 21, and tried but failed again on Sept. 28, as Kuomintang legislators had already amassed at the entrance to occupy the rostrum. They demanded a reorganization of the Transitional Justice Commission and an external investigation into the Chang Tien-chin case.


Kuomintang legislators occupied the rostrum inside the legislative chamber on the morning of Sept. 28 to boycott Premier William Lai's administrative report. The KMT was protesting the failure of the Transitional Justice Commission to deal with former Vice Chairperson Chang Tien-chin after he boasted during a commission meeting that "I am the Eastern Bureau" in reference to a Ming Dynasty spy and secret police agency. They also criticized the Executive Yuan for shielding the commission. They demanded an external investigation and report and the reorganization of the commission.

The Executive Yuan continues to shield other officials. It did not say a single word even though this is a major democratic scandal. The premier is also guilty of dereliction of duty.

The Chang Tien-chin matter was inappropriate, and all the personnel involved have already quit. I don't know what else the Kuomintang can demand. The Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee should handle the special report because it is an independent body. You can't ask the premier to give the special report.

Democratic Progressive Party legislators stepped up their attacks against the Kuomintang as legislative business failed to be discussed, saying the Transitional Justice Commission is a second tier independent agency and it's impossible for the premier to take responsibility. They also said the commission's regulations contain no provisions on reorganization and demanded that the KMT end its boycott. On Sept. 27, Lai said the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area would be amended to increase the fine for illegal Chinese investment in Taiwan to NT$ 25 million, leading to suspicions that he was trying to curtail Chinese investment. Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chen Ming-tong sought to clear the air, saying the government welcomes normal investment and this move should not be viewed as an attempt to curtail Chinese investment.

We opened Taiwan to Chinese investment in 2009. Since then, there have been 1,000 cases. The number of penalized cases is 30. Increasing the fine cannot be interpreted as limiting anything. We of course are very welcome to normal investment behavior.

Chen added the objective of the act is to not only increase national security, but also to maintain and encourage regular cross-strait exchanges. However, there must be set procedures for exchanges in order to promote cross-strait peace and mutual interaction.