VILLAGERS UNHAPPY AT MISSILE NEAR-MISS AND LOUD EXPLOSIONS|飛彈操演炸裂 附近居民不滿怒控軍方

Down south in Pingtung, two missiles fired by the Air Force in a drill last week deviated from its course after a misfire and ended up hitting a beach and a stretch highway. An upset local village chief took to facebook, lambasting the military and calling on the residents to stand up for themselves. Showing the cracks in their property walls, these Pingtung Jiupeng residents expressed despair. They have to endure their houses shaking and the sounds of loud explosions whenever the military is undertaking exercises. On the morning of June 22 during loud exercises, two missiles veered off course and exploded on the nearby beach and public road. Mudan District Hsuhai Village residents were angry and said that they had never been listened to and called on all the villagers to protest for their land, the Pacific Ocean and their livelihoods. ==PAN CHUANG-CHIH Chair, Mudan District Assn.== Every year, the MND gives us a set reimbursement, but in fact, this in no way compensates for the losses of fishermen and in fact is given to the local government for public facilities. Pingtung County government investigated and found that the military did not violate the legal provisions for soil and water conservation and so will not fine them, but asked them to compensate villagers for damage. After this exercise, it asked the military to listen to public opinion and to amend the compensation program for residents. If the military did not respect this, it did not rule out action to put pressure on the Ministry of Defense. == HUANG CHIEN-CHIA Pingtung County Spokesperson== I think the MND must be responsible for the damages to the residents' property. The whole compensation system needs to be changed. For our part the county government will adjust and assist with the district, the villagers and the MND. The MND said each time there was an exercise, it would give the content and details to the villages and borough. It said it placed great importance on the villagers and if they wanted to protest it would face them and would continue to negotiate with them. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 空軍上週四22號在屏東九鵬基地進行飛彈射擊操演，有2枚鷹式飛彈偏離軌道炸裂，引發居民不滿。像牡丹鄉旭海村的村長，就再度在臉書上PO文，認為軍方不重視民眾心聲，因此邀集村民要站出來爭取權益。 比著住家的裂縫，民眾表情無奈。他們是屏東九鵬基地附近的居民，只要軍方在當地進行飛彈射擊操演，他們就得忍受房屋劇烈晃動及巨大聲響，22號上午，相同情況又上演，2枚鷹式飛彈在附近的海灘及公路上爆裂。牡丹鄉旭海村村長潘呈清相當不滿，說百姓的聲音，沒被聽進去，要村民們，為自己的土地、海洋與生計站出來。 ==牡丹鄉民代表會主席 潘壯志== 國防部每年有一定金額的回饋 可是實質上這種回饋 沒有辦法直接補償給 受到損失的漁民 而是提供給地方政府 做相關的公共設施 而這次鷹式飛彈出狀況，屏東縣政府清查發現，軍方沒在過程中違反水土保持等規定，不會開罰，但要求他們賠償損害，也會藉由這次演習，要求軍方傾聽民意，修改給居民的補償方案，要是軍方不重視，不排除發動屏東立委向國防部施壓。 ==屏東縣府發言人 黃建嘉== （民眾)財產上面的損失 我想國防部必須要負起這樣的責任 整個回饋機制的話 會透過這次事件的時候 縣府這邊也會協調 跟協助鄉鎮公所還有村民 來跟國防部協調 軍方表示，每次演習都有事先讓鄰里了解內容與細節，對居民的心聲也很重視，假使他們要抗議，軍方會坦然面對，但雙方協調的工作不會停止。 記者 王柔婷 孟昭權 屏東報導