Amid the pan-blue camp's drive to oust President Chen Shui-bian (
About 50 pro-independence groups, including the Taiwan Hand-in-Hand Alliance, World United Formosans for Independence, Taiwan Professors Association, the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan held a news conference yesterday afternoon to urge opposition parties to stop their "destructive action" and attempts to bring down the government.
The groups also said they expect that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government will conduct reforms in an effective and timely manner in order to regain the public's trust.
Taiwan Hand-in-Hand Alliance leader Ng Chiau-tong (
"Taiwan is a mature society that values law and order. We believe that the corruption allegations will be cleared up through the probes," Ng said. "But we cannot agree with the pan-blue camp's attempt to recall the president, which is nothing but a conspiracy led by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to seize power and stir up political instability."
The pro-independence groups also urged the DPP's factions to work together and put aside self-interest and political calculations in order to resolve the most severe crisis the party has ever faced.
DPP Legislator Chai Trong-rong (
Chai proposed a motion in the DPP's Central Standing Committee requesting that the party launch a referendum demanding that the KMT return the money it took from the treasury when it ruled Taiwan.
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