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NCC hands over Wang recordings to prosecutors

The National Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday it had handed over to Tainan District Prosecutors Office the recorded radio broadcasts of Tainan City Councilman Wang Ting-yu (王定宇), who is under investigation for allegations he instigated the “assault” against Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Vice Chairman Zhang Mingqing (張銘清) last Tuesday.

Zhang was besieged by Wang and a group of pro-independence supporters during a private visit to the Confucius Temple in Tainan City.

Zhang fell to the ground during the commotion.

Wang, of the Democratic Progressive Party, said that Zhang fell after tripping on a tree root. The Prosecutors Office in Tainan launched an investigation after Zhang filed assault charges with Tainan police over the incident.

Wang has refused to apologize to Zhang.

“If there’s anyone who thinks my conduct has harmed the party’s image, I am willing to apologize if [DPP] chairwoman [Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文)] asks me to,” Wang said in Taipei on Thursday. “However, I will never apologize to Zhang.”

Wang is alleged to have asked people interested in protesting during Zhang’s visit to meet at the Confucius Temple through an announcement in his program on a local radio station in Tainan.

Jason Ho (何吉森), director of the NCC’s communications content department, said the commission handed over the material requested by prosecutors, including recorded radio broadcasts and transcripts.

“The prosecutors will determine if Wang’s statements encouraged the ‘attack,’” he said.

Meanwhile, Ho said the commission’s legal department could also launch an investigation, as Wang might have broken the Broadcast and Television Law (廣播電視法) by using radio or TV to encourage others to commit crimes.
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