Enen's Father to Seek State Compensation of NT$1 恩恩爸提國賠求償1元 盼用司法得到真相

Enen father's quest to justice continues. He is now seeking state compensation of NT$1 as a last resort to demand the authorities to start a formal investigation regarding his two-year-old son's death.

On June 30, Enen's father wrote on Facebook that the New Taipei City Government is trying to escape responsibility for the death of his son and he will be seeking state compensation of NT$1.

Mr. Lin, Enen's Father: “I have no other recourse. The only thing I can do now is to apply for state compensation, so that the judicial system can help me find out the truth of what happened. You are all helping with the coverup. You aren't willing to answer my questions. I have no other choice. There's nothing I can do.”

Mr. Lin says he is not going after hardworking low-level civil servants. Instead, he says, he just wants the government to admit it was at fault and for government officials to live up to their responsibilities. According to an opinion poll published on June 27, 64 percent of New Taipei City residents believe there was negligence in the case. One pan-green city councilor says the city government's suppression of the truth is rubbing people the wrong way.

Chang Chih-hao, New Taipei City Councilor (DPP): “In the two months since what happened, we have not seen Mayor Hou give the family a solemn apology. The heads of the health and fire departments have not lived up to their responsibilities either by resigning or submitting to an investigation.”

Hou Yu-ih, New Taipei City Mayor: “I take the loss of every life very seriously. This is my responsibility. I will continue to look at what happened to be able to do a better job of protecting the people.”

New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-ih says he understands what the family is going through and he hopes the public outreach to the family can continue. He also thanked everyone for their thoughtful recommendations and advice and said he humbly accepts all criticism.

 

新北2歲童恩恩染疫病逝事件發生後，恩恩爸緊追「消失的81分鐘」真相， 6月30日深夜在臉書發文批評，新北市府不願意面對問題，成天用不著邊際的空話，一而再、再而三地躲避問題，決定向政府提出國賠請求，訴求金額新台幣1元整。
 

恩恩爸林先生表示：「真的沒有其他的救濟手段，我真的只能走國賠，讓法律去幫我追討出這些所謂的真相，因為你們一直在蓋牌，你們不願意正面再去回答這些問題了，我走投無路，我沒辦法。」

恩恩爸強調，採取司法行動並不是要針對辛苦執勤的基層公務人員，而是希望政府承認錯誤，官員要負起責任。根據台灣新政協會6月27日發布的民調，超過6成4的新北市民認為恩恩案就醫延誤，綠營新北市議員痛批，市府掩飾真相的態度，已經引起民眾的反感。

民進黨新北市議員張志豪表示：「從事發至今2個多月以來，我們看到侯市長本人並沒有對家屬鄭重的道歉，衛生局局長以及消防局局長，兩位局長也沒有為了這個事件負完全的責任，而下台接受調查。」

新北市長侯友宜則表示：「每一個生命的離去，我都要反省，這是我的責任，更要不斷的檢討，來保護更多的人。」

新北市長侯友宜回應，可以理解家屬的心情，希望更多人給家屬關心， 也謝謝各界的寶貴意見，會虛心接受、不斷檢討，保護更多市民。