President Tsai Ing-Wen pays respects to family / 飛彈誤射船長死亡 蔡總統赴黃家慰問

On the Hsiung Feng III missile launch incident that caused one dead and three injured, yesterday, President Tsai extended her condolences to the family of the boat captain killed by the incident and apologized on behalf of the nation. The victim's family are now asking for compensation and a thorough investigation. Speaking at the joint graduation ceremony of several military academies yesterday, Tsai said she will not be evasive and will stand along with the armed forces. ==REPORTER WITH PRESIDENT TSAI ING-WEN== Is the disciplinary list being confirmed? After arriving fishing boat captain's residence, President Tsai offered her religious well-wish, and hold on to hands of Captain Huang's widow. Kaohsiung Mayor Chen says President Tsai made an apology on behalf of the nation. The victim's family had eight requests to the President including a thorough investigation, compensations for building a new boat and others. ==CHEN CHU Kaohsiung City Mayor== President felt sorry to the family, so she apologized on behalf of the nation. When President Tsai attended the joint commencement at the R.O.C. Military Academy in Fengshan, she mentioned the missile incident in her speech. President Tsai stated this incident had damaged morale of armed forces, but she will stand along with soldiers. ==TSAI ING-WEN R.O.C. President == I will not say everything with our armed forces is fine. If I do, then I am not a responsible commander-in-chief. I am not evasive, nor be irresponsible. Our military needs reforms, drastic reforms. President Tsai's mood was obviously different than she attended anniversary celebration last month at the same academy. President hopes to minimize the missile incident impacts on armed forces. TRANSLATED BY:ANTHONY LIN ==記者 vs 總統 蔡英文== 確定國安 懲處 確定懲處的層級確定了嗎 來到高雄「翔利昇號」黃文忠的家,總統蔡英文神情肅穆,上香後輕拍死者女兒的肩膀,更不忘緊握船長太太的手,和家屬會談十幾分鐘,隨行的高雄市長陳菊說,總統代表政府來道歉,而家屬也提出還原事故真相、由政府負擔重造漁船期間家庭開銷,以及賠償新船隻讓黃家人恢復正常生活等八項訴求。 ==高雄市長 陳菊== (總統)她覺得對家屬 非常的對不起 所以總統代表國家 跟他們表達歉意 家屬低調不願透漏更多細節,但強調已經把心聲說給總統聽,雖然蔡英文不接受採訪,但上午前往鳳山陸軍官校參加國軍三軍五校聯合畢業典禮時,她主動談起國軍誤射飛彈事件,蔡英文強調,雖然這件事打擊國軍弟兄的士氣,也讓同袍感到沮喪,但她會跟國軍一起承擔面對。 ==總統 蔡英文== 我不會告訴大家 我們的國軍一切都很好 如果今天站在這裡的我 這樣告訴你們 那我就 不會是一個負責的三軍統帥 我不會逃避問題 我也不會逃避責任 我們的國軍需要改革 而且是大刀闊斧的改革 國軍誤射飛彈造成黃姓船長死亡後不到一星期,就是國軍三軍五校畢業典禮,也是蔡英文就職後首次參加,上午她現身時神情凝重,跟上個月參加陸軍官校校慶時的輕鬆模樣差很多,信心喊話,就是希望別讓這次事件擊潰軍心。 記者 王柔婷 許政俊 高雄報導

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