President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) praised a prosecutor yesterday for what he called her exceptional performance in fighting drug trafficking, saying she has proven that “women are no less professional than men.”
In the latest edition of his online video journal, Ma dubbed Kaohsiung District Prosecutor Lee Wan-lin (李宛凌), who has cracked 19 major drug trafficking cases over the past year, a “drug buster.”
On June 3, Lee became the first female prosecutor in the country to receive an award for outstanding work in that area.
In Ma's online video, which features a conversation between him and Lee, the president says he is curious why Lee chose a male-dominated field and how she deals with the difficulties she must face.
In response, Lee said preventing drug trafficking is meaningful work that helps to protect the younger generation, especially at a time when drug users are getting younger and drug abuse is becoming more commonplace among students.
As for the gender issue, Lee said the key is to remain serious and professional on the job.
“For example, if something needs to be done, even if it is the examination of a dead body in the middle of the night, I do not hesitate to do it just because I'm a woman,” she said.
The prosecutor said her most memorable case to date was the seizure of 40kg of high-grade marijuana plants from China earlier this year.
It took persistent monitoring of the drug ring and four days of patient waiting at the crime scene to crack the case, she said.
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