Fu is not suitable for role
The legislature is about to form eight standing committees and hold elections for committee members. Word has it that the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus convener Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁) has been selected for placement on the Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes committee.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) said that the selection of legislative committee members should be done while avoiding conflicts of interests. Aside from relying on political parties’ self-discipline and personal self-control, society at large must also have high standards for the new legislature.
Fu has a long list of criminal sentences and prison time served, including eight months for insider trading; two years and 10 months for manipulating shares in KPT and other companies; and six months for faking his divorce from Hsu Chen-wei (徐榛蔚) during his tenure as Hualien County commissioner to allow her to serve alongside him as deputy county commissioner.
How can Fu, with his criminal record, be selected for this committee, which operates in the name of upholding justice, carrying out investigations and prosecutions, as well as the judgement of crimes?
This is an absolute farce. Is this something Taiwanese can just sit back and accept?
Budgets for judicial government units, as well as legal stipulations or amendments must all be approved by this committee.
Is Fu capable of doing this with impartiality?
With Fu in a position of hegemonic power, do not tell me that he would not use his authority to exact revenge on people in the higher courts and investigators.
During a committee tenure, higher tiers of the judicial branch and heads of investigation would be made to line up and accept Fu’s menacing interrogations, abuse or unreasonable demands.
Such actions would not only be directed at judicial system workers who keep the public interest in mind; the prestige of a fair and just judiciary would evaporate into nothing and public sentiment would take a serious hit.
KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) and legislators should be asked whether they approve of Fu’s disregard for public perception and his self-serving behavior. We should remind them that the public is watching the KMT.
Chi An-hsiu
Taipei
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