Minister of Justice Chen Ding-nan (
The minister has recommended a total of 26 new appointments to the Executive Yuan, which must first approve them.
The most senior nomination is that of Lin Chieh-teh (
His reputation now restored, Wu's name was once tainted by an anonymous accusation that he was involved in the high-profile Taiwan Pineapple insider-trading scandal.
With the Executive Yuan's approval, Wu will become a prosecutor for the Prosecutors' Office of the Supreme Court. Shih Mao-lin (施茂林), currently prosecutor-general of the Taichung District Prosecutor's Office, will take charge of the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors' Office.
In an informal poll of the nations' prosecutors in January, Shih, Wu and Lin were voted first, second and third respectively as favorites for the state prosecutor-general post.
The other recommended appointments included changes to the justice ministry staff, prosecutors and prosecutors-general.
Two academic criminal justice specialists, Lin Yu-hsiung (
Chen Jui-jen (
"The recommendations send the signal that the minister is serious about a crackdown," Chen said. "Most of the nominees are pretty tough characters."
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