Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councilor Hung Chien-yi (洪健益) was yesterday indicted on a charge of trespassing in a restricted area at the Maokong Gondola last year and damaging public property.
The controversy stems from a video clip broadcast by Formosa TV on Oct. 11 that showed Hung next to an open door at Maokong station accusing the city government of lax security. Hung said he had easily accessed what was supposed to be a restricted area at the station.
The city government responded by accusing Hung of staging a “fake news report” about the security issue, saying he had damaged a door and broken into the restricted area. A lawsuit was filed against Hung and his assistant, Chang Pai-hui (張百惠), who accompanied him to the station.
Prosecutors yesterday said surveillance video showed that Hung and Chang, accompanied by two reporters, deliberately breaking a lock to access a restricted area at the station.
Prosecutors said that as a city councilor, it was Hung’s responsibility to monitor the city government, but this did not entitle him to break the law in execution of his duties.
Hung should have informed employees at the Maokong Gondola if he wanted to access a restricted area.
After the city government filed a lawsuit against Hung, he responded by filing a suit against Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), Law and Regulation Commission head Yeh Ching-yuan (葉慶元) and Taipei City Government spokesman Chao Hsin-ping (趙心屏) for slander.
The case was officially closed yesterday and the trio were not indicted.
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