Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (
Wang replaces Wang Jinn-wang (
Both Wangs will assume their new posts as soon as the Cabinet approves their appointments.
The 49-year-old Wang Cho-chun, who graduated from the Central Police University in 1975, took up the position of chief of the Taichung police force in 1996.
His previous posts have included chief of Nantou County police and deputy director of the NPA's criminal investigation bureau under the Ministry of the Interior.
His father, Wang Lu-chiao (
Ma told reporters yesterday that the decision was well made.
"Wang stood out from all the other candidates with his well-grounded administrative experience," Ma said.
Ma said he first met Wang in 1994 when Wang was head of the economy section at the NPA.
He had been particularly impressed, he said, with Wang's performance during the investigation of the 1994 murder of Chung Yuan-fen (
Cheng's death sentence was the subject of much legal wrangling, but it was upheld by the Supreme Court in July and he was executed on Aug. 3.
On Aug. 2 -- one day before Ma returned from an 11-day trip overseas -- the central government unilaterally announced its decision to name Wang Jinn-wang as successor to Ding Yung-chin (丁原進) as head of the NPA.
Ding had resigned on Aug. 2 to take political responsibility for the Pachang Creek (
Ma argued at the time that the central government should have consulted him before publicly announcing the appointment.
"I'm not against the idea of promoting [Wang Jinn-wang], but I'm just very upset about the way the central government handled the whole thing," he said.
"The relationship between the central and local governments should flow like running water, and involve the full exchange of opinions before agreements are finally reached."
Ma added: "Having informed Minister of the Interior Chang Po-ya (
Ma's press conference, however, was overshadowed by one held earlier by Minister of the Interior Chang Po-ya, who made the same announcement and dismissed media speculation that there was any conflict between the local and central governments.
"Communication between Mayor Ma, Mayor Chang and myself has been excellent," she said. Chang stressed, however, that the ministry and the NPA have the absolute right under law to make such personnel decision for military officers.
Taichung City Mayor Chang Wen-ying said yesterday that she was happy with the decision to promote Wang.
She also said Wang's successor must posses dignity, a wealth of experience and the proven ability to perform at the highest level.
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