Double Ten Commemoration for Chiang Kuo-ch'ing: 10 Minutes and 10 Seconds of Silence to Mark Chiang Kuo-ch'ing's 37th Birthday

37 years ago today, Chiang Kuo-ch'ing was born. On the National Day in 1965, the celebration was grand and the atmosphere lively, surpassing even today's festivities. Chiang's father and mother celebrated alongside the nation, rejoicing across the land to commemorate both the grace of the country and the joy of their family—which was how Chiang Kuo-ch'ing received his name. Ironic in the extreme, this son of the nation met a wrongful death at the hands of the nation. The state failed the trust of Chiang's father and mother, and failed the young life of Chiang Kuo-ch'ing, who had enlisted to serve his country.

Although Chiang Kuo-ch'ing has been cleared, he has yet to be fully vindicated. We demand that the state apparatus bravely confront its own mistakes and pursue both criminal and civil liability against unlawful and derelict military officers such as Ch'en Chao-min. Our demands are:

"Indict Ch'en Chao-min, seek compensation for the wrongful execution"
"State accountability matters to us"

An innocent young life was unjustly snuffed out; we care, and we demand that prosecutors carefully investigate the motion for reinvestigation in the criminal case! We will also continuously launch court observation activities to supervise the Ministry of Defense in properly fighting the civil lawsuit and recovering the wrongful-compensation payout! We rallied many volunteers who care about the Chiang case and support Chiang's mother on the afternoon of October 7 at the Central Art Park green space, spelling out the characters for "Accountability" (究責) to demand that the state live up to the people's expectations and hopes by earnestly, seriously, reasonably, and appropriately holding Ch'en Chao-min and others—and even the state itself—responsible!

This series of activities demonstrates that we truly care about national justice, and this is our way of welcoming the National Day. On this day of October 10, let us quietly and solemnly spend what should have belonged to Chiang Kuo-ch'ing and his birthday in this country.

Press Conference and Event Schedule

Time	Content
09:00～09:30	Gathering, media check-in
09:30～09:35	Press Conference - Explanation of purpose and events, with a volunteer representative reading the demands (below) to express remembrance for the son of the nation Hello everyone, Today is Chiang Kuo-ch'ing's 37th birthday, as well as our National Day. Thank you to all the friends who have gathered here on this important day to collectively express our sentiments through silence. They are: "Indict Ch'en Chao-min, seek compensation for the wrongful execution" (Repeat once) "State accountability matters to us" (Repeat once) Next, we will observe 10 minutes and 10 seconds of silence here to symbolize the commemoration of Chiang Kuo-ch'ing's birthday. We hope Chiang Kuo-ch'ing's spirit in heaven can see our support for him, and we further look forward to the realization of the above humble demands as soon as possible. Finally, thank you once again to all the friends who came to show support, and thank you to the media friends who came to cover the event. The time is now 9:30; from this moment on, let us observe 10 minutes and 10 seconds of silence.
09:35～09:45	10 minutes and 10 seconds of silence
09:45～	End of Event

Press Contact

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