If Tseng Yung-fu and Ch'en Shou-huang Did Indeed Engage in Lobbying, They Should Immediately Resign, and the Case Files Should Be Transferred to the Control Yuan and the Prosecutor Evaluation Commission for Investigation

Regarding today's (6th) accusation by the Special Investigation Division that Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu and Taiwan High Prosecutors Office Chief Prosecutor Ch'en Shou-huang were involved in accepting lobbying to instruct prosecutors not to appeal a specific case, our Foundation issues the following statement:

1. If this matter is true, leaving no room for ambiguity, both individuals should immediately resign from office.
2. If both individuals deny the allegations, but subsequent investigation proves them to be true, leaving no room for ambiguity, they should likewise resign.
3. The Special Investigation Division should transfer all case files and evidentiary materials to the Control Yuan and the Prosecutor Evaluation Commission for investigation.

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Attorney Lin Feng-cheng, Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation 02-2523-1178