The chief of the Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau (MJIB) Wu Ying (吳瑛) has resigned for “personal reasons,” an announcement posted on the bureau’s Web site said on Thursday.
Vice Minister of Justice Chen Shou-huang (陳守煌) confirmed that Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) had approved Wu’s resignation and that his successor will be chosen from within the bureau.
Wu’s resignation will take effect on July 16, six months earlier than his expected retirement on Jan. 16 next year.
Bureau sources said Wu, who had not previously made any mention of his intention to resign, gave the surprise news to senior bureau officials that afternoon.
Wu was quoted as saying that he had resigned for health reasons and that he promised to work to the best of his ability for the rest of his tenure.
The sources said Wu has been plagued by high blood pressure and other health problems for some time. Doctors advised him to avoid undue stress.
Wu assumed his post in 2008 when his predecessor Yeh Sheng-mao (葉盛茂) was investigated for tipping off then-president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) that the Taiwanese authorities had been alerted to allegations of funds being stashed illegally in overseas bank accounts.
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