The KMT legislative caucus yesterday unveiled its plan to hold individual examinations of the 15 nominees for the Council of Grand Justices.
Later President Chen Shui-bian (
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"The party will begin the nominee examination program later this month. We've made plans to examine one nominee per week and related experts and academics will be invited to the review," said KMT caucus whip Liu Cheng-hung (
"The KMT and PFP caucuses will not slack off during the examinations," Liu said.
The KMT caucus whip said the party will set up a complaint post office box that will allow citizens to voice their discontent with certain judicial nominees.
Liu said PFP legislative caucus whip Chung Hsiao-ho (
The DPP's caucus raised objections to the KMT whip's announcement.
"The party's deed was absurd," said DPP legislative caucus whip Chen Chi-mai (
"The proposal was a setback for democracy. The KMT made a strange decision to host individual examinations while claiming insufficient time for advancing the legislative review of the grand justice nominees this month," Chen said.
Chen said the hearings for the 15 nominees planned by the opposition during the legislative adjournment would be a kangaroo court for the opposition's presidential and vice presidential candidates.
Setting up a complaint box could encourage people to expose another person's secrets, Chen said.
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