The legislative caucuses yesterday were notified about discussing a four-point Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) initiative today, of which only a call for National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) to resign passed the Procedural Committee earlier this month.
The initiative, put forth by TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) on Tuesday for priority discussion, urged the Executive Yuan to request that Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) deliver its list of nominees for National Communications Commission (NCC) director-general, deputy director-general and commission members.
The second suggested that the legislature resolve that Wu should tender his resignation, which passed the Procedural Committee and was officially put on the legislature’s agenda.
Photo: Chen Yi-kuan, Taipei Times
The TPP caucus raised a separate issue that urged the legislature to officially rebuke Cho for failing in his role as premier and working to undermine the separation of powers.
The TPP caucus also suggested that the legislature’s Discipline Committee launch an investigation into the actions of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘), who it said insulted Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) and other legislators, and used his walking stick as a weapon.
Executive Yuan spokeswoman Michelle Lee (李慧芝) said that the NCC list was complete, but that it was undergoing administrative processes.
It would be forwarded to the legislature as soon as due process has been observed, she said.
Regarding the suggestion to reprimand the premier for disregarding the separation of powers, an Executive Yuan source, commenting on condition of anonymity, said that the suggestion was itself an overreach of legislative power.
DPP caucus chief executive Rosalia Wu (吳思瑤) said that she respected due observance of procedure, but that the issues discussed lacked legitimacy.
The TPP and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) are using their legislative majority to pick on and bully select people, she said.
Responding to allegations that he used his walking stick as a weapon, Ker said that the legislative session had ended for the day, but TPP and KMT legislators had carried on the session, an act that he said contravened the Constitution, and he had used his walking stick to knock on the table and remind them of the time.
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