Three police officers have been assigned to provide security for the three Kaohsiung judges who ruled against Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) in a mayoral election lawsuit. The judges have said they feel unsafe since handing down the decision against Chen.
Kaohsiung District Court yesterday said it had asked the Kaohsiung City Police Department last week to assign one police officer to each of the three judges.
The police department yesterday sent three officers from its special force unit to serve as bodyguards.
The officers will be responsible for the judges' security for three months, the district court said.
The three judges -- presiding Judge Huang Hung-chin (
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politicians have criticized the verdict, including President Chen Shui-bian (
Members of the public who support Chen Chu have also made telephone calls to TV and radio call-in shows criticizing the judges and their verdict.
The district court said the three judges felt unsafe and required the protection of police officers.
The judges ruled that Chen Chu had violated the Election and Recall Law (
The law stipulates that election candidates must stop all campaign activities at 10pm on the night before an election.
Chen Chu said on Friday that her campaign had not been in the wrong when it held the press conference.
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