Judges Act Aborted, Judicial Reform Tarnished! JRF Statement on the Failure of Legislative Caucus Consultations on the Judges Act

The Judges Act, the highly anticipated core legislation for judicial reform, failed to pass during the final session of the current term of the Legislative Yuan, despite efforts by the Judicial Yuan, the Ministry of Justice, and the "Alliance for Promoting the Judges Act"—comprising dozens of civil organizations including the Judicial Reform Foundation—along with the joint support of Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Yang Fang-wan, Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Kuo Lin-yung, and People First Party Legislator Li Fu-tien.

It has been finalized that the Kuomintang and the Non-Partisan Solidarity Caucus refused to sign and agree to the negotiated version. The Foundation hereby expresses its profound regret and calls upon the public to jointly condemn political parties that are unwilling to support judicial reform in the upcoming legislative and presidential elections.

In the future, the Foundation will remain steadfast in its original commitment to promote various judicial reform bills, including the Judges Act, and will not cease until our objective is achieved.