A statement signed by a group of investigators from the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) in support of Minister of Justice (MOJ) Chen Ding-nan's (
The group of approximately 10 investigators is also to establish an "investigators' reform association" in the near future.
This is the first time that a group of investigators from the bureau has come out publicly in support of Chen's proposals since the conflict between Chen and the bureau's director, Wang Kuang-ru (
The statement will be presented to Director Wang and then to Minister Chen when enough signatures are obtained, the investigator said.
In the statement, the investigators demand that, in the short term, the proportion of criminal investigation and anti-corruption work done by the bureau should be increased and intelligence work should be phased out. Furthermore, the statement says that the political neutrality of the bureau must be ensured.
In the long run, the statement calls for the organization laws of the National Security Bureau (NSB) and the MJIB to be amended so that the MJIB's intelligence gathering work can be returned to the NSB, with the MJIB becoming an institution specializing in criminal investigation.
Currently the MJIB has two "bosses," in that its criminal investigation work it is overseen by the MOJ, while its political intelligence work is overseen by the NSB.
The investigators also say that the MJIB's current highly centralized system should be changed. Heads of the bureau's field branches should be given more power, the statement says.
"We are not denying the importance of national security work, nor are we wrestling with our superiors. We just want the tasks of the bureau to be simplified so we can concentrate our efforts on fighting crime and corruption," said the investigator.
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