The superior of Hualien Chief Prosecutor Yang Ta-chih (
However, Minister of Justice Chen Ding-nan (
"I did not know he was resigning until I read the newspaper this morning," Chen Ding-nan said. "I have not yet seen his resignation so I cannot comment."
He nevertheless praised Chen Uen-li's hard work and reputation.
"I decided to assign him to the post because I knew he was a qualified candidate and I trust him," the justice minister said. "As a matter of fact, his quality of work proved my decision correct."
Chinese-language newspapers yesterday made Chen Uen-li's resignation front-page news, but he has so far refused to comment on it.
Speaking on behalf of Chen Uen-li, Hualien District Prosecutors' Office Spokeswoman Huang Yi-chun (黃怡君) confirmed that the prosecutor-general had submitted his resignation to Wu and the resignation had been sent to the ministry.
She said Chen Uen-li hopes to be transferred back to the Taiwan High Court Prosecutors' Office, where he worked before.
"The prosecutor-general told me that he hopes to spend more time with his family, especially his sick wife who is living in Taipei," Huang said. "He was planning to resign before last weekend's commissioner by-election but Wu encouraged him to hang on for another few weeks."
Huang denied that the prosecutor-general's resignation was related to an investigation of Yang over his "outrageous" comments about Minister of the Interior Yu Cheng-hsien's (
"I have no idea whether our prosecutor-general has been under political pressure from his superiors but I can assure you that he never interfered with our work," she added.
On July 30, Yang told a press conference that the 24-hour random roadside searches of motorists were unconstitutional and violated people's human rights.
Critics said Yang asked a friend in the media to alert other reporters about the conference. The friend then alerted the campaign headquarters of KMT-PFP alliance candidate Hsieh Shen-shan (謝深山), who won the election.
Chen Ding-nan said Yang had "talked too much" as a spokesman for his prosecutors' office and should not be "too close" to any candidate.
The justice minister has sent Taiwan High Court Prosecutors Chou Chih-jung (
According to the minister, whether Yang had been "too close" to a certain candidate is the focus of the investigation.
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