Blocked media bill prompts bickering

FINGER-POINTING As the deadline for releasing the government's stake in TV stations passed yesterday, the legislature and executive began recriminations

By Ko Shu-ling / STAFF REPORTER

DPP caucus whip William Lai (賴清德) yesterday criticized the KMT for boycotting the bill and for repressing other caucuses' efforts to push for media reform.

Lai also defended the GIO, saying it had been forced to respond to the KMT's deliberate delaying of the legislation and that the government has made several concessions during cross-party negotiations.

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