The Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB) yesterday denied allegations of sexual harassment made by a female officer against her male colleagues.
The woman, surnamed Chiu (邱), is a technical officer with the rank of captain and has for some years worked in the bureau’s telecommunications technology section, which undertakes routine and special electronic surveillance tasks and is located in New Taipei City’s Sindian District (新店).
Media outlets reported that she was upset that her application for promotion to major had been turned down, but bureau officials said Chiu’s behavior had become erratic due to “psychological problems” following a death in her family about four years ago.
She filed complaints against her colleagues, then contacted reporters to claim that she had suffered discrimination and other unjust treatment.
However, MIB chief executive Major General Chen Rong-ming (陳榮明) said there was no basis to media reports that she had moved her desk into the female washroom.
“She was just going back and forth between her desk and the washroom a lot, but sometimes staying longer inside the washroom. She has made claims of sexual harassment, but it was just officials trying to get into the washroom to talk with her and provide counsel,” Chen told a press conference yesterday.
Chen said Chiu handled administrative work at the telecommunications technology section, and that she had no access to military intelligence or classified material.
Other officials said Chiu has filed three lawsuits with the Taipei District Court against her superiors and colleagues.
Chiu was given four major demerits last year. According to military regulations, receiving three major demerits is grounds for dismissal.
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