Wu Chen-chi (
Wu reportedly summoned his staff to welcome Chen, during the former Taipei mayor's visit to the police station on the first day of the Chinese New Year. Chen was also reported to have handed out a number of red envelopes to some of Wu's staff.
"No non-official relationship should be allowed to damage the system," said Chin Pu-tsung (
Chin also criticized Chen for imposing "double standards" on administrative neutrality.
When Chen was Taipei mayor, he punished Feng Tung-sen (
Chin said Wu's punishment has not yet been finalized, but it is expected the government will follow the precedent set by the former mayor.
In response, DPP legislator Lin Feng-hsi (
Lin said Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (
Lin criticized the city government for imposing a double standard on candidates with and without official titles.
Lee Yi-yang (
Wu's daughter was murdered in Taipei's Neihu district during his tenure as deputy chief at the Chungcheng district precinct.
Chen, then Taipei mayor, later promoted Wu to Neihu precinct chief in a move to give Wu the opportunity to find his daughter's killer.
After Ma, a KMT member, became mayor of Taipei last year, Wu was transferred to the police office in Peitou.
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