Hsieh Ai-ling (
At both a press conference yesterday morning and during a visit to the office afterwards, Hsieh was accompanied by Minister of the Interior Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全), who showed support for his subordinate.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SONG, TAIPEI TIMES
"I will not remove Hsieh from her position due to this incident and the ministry will not continue with the investigation of this case," Su said.
At the population administration office, Hsieh bowed twice to the employees and said that she was sorry she had caused such a public stir and trouble for Su.
According to Chinese-language media reports, Hsieh and her husband went to the Wenshan office in southern Taipei on Friday to renew her ID card and apply for household registration. However, a clerk turned down her applications due to a lack of necessary paperwork. Frustrated, Hsieh allegedly vented her anger by yelling at the clerk.
Hsieh reportedly screamed at the clerk: "Don't you know who I am? I am the director of the Population Administration Department."
A video recording at the population administration office, which showed Hsieh interacting with the clerk, was released to the public. However, the recording had no sound and there was no way to verify whether Hsieh yelled.
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