Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chai Trong-rong (蔡同榮) yesterday said that he would make a trip to the US to talk about “the practice of an unjust judiciary” under the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government.
“We will talk to senators and the US government and let them know how the government is violating human rights here in Taiwan,” Chai told a press conference yesterday.
Accusing the government of joining hands with the judiciary to go after the DPP, Chai said he had no other choice but to seek justice overseas by letting others know about the behavior of the government.
Chai proposed organizing a “human rights group” to visit the US to look for help and support.
He said the proposal has received endorsement from DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) whom, in response, had asked the party’s Department of International Affairs to assist Chai on his mission.
When asked for comment, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) urged the DPP to “move forward” and “look ahead” instead of focusing on the detention of the former president.
“Didn’t Tsai Ing-wen also say that he [Chen] should concentrate on dealing with the case? I think members of the DPP should strive to move forward rather than get stuck on this case [with Chen],” Hung said.
KMT caucus secretary-general Chang Sho-wen (張碩文) asked the DPP not to publicly air the nation’s dirty linen overseas.
“The Americans are not our daddy, why make a complaint to them?” he said.
Chang also rebutted the DPP caucus’ accusation that the judiciary only investigated allegations against pan-green politicians, urging the DPP not to question the independence of the nation’s judicial system.
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