Exposing Police Misconduct Cases

Opening the newspaper, one can almost daily find various police misconduct incidents filling the pages. Therefore, the editorial team has specially compiled news reports on police misconduct since the beginning of this year (please note that due to page limitations, we can only include some of the news) to demonstrate to everyone the importance and urgency of promoting the legislation of the "Police Power Exercise Act"!

Report Date	Incident
January 2, 2002	A convenience store in Yanshui, Tainan was robbed; the Xinying Police Precinct is suspected of covering up the case
January 4, 2002	Six police officers indicted in the "abducting prostitutes" case; the death penalty sought for Chen Liang-ta
January 9, 2002	The truth behind the cover-up by the Xinying Police Precinct is difficult to ascertain
January 10, 2002	Liao Nien-hsiang, a police officer from the Kueishan Police Precinct, Taoyuan County, colluded with bandits to extort owners of stolen vehicles
January 12, 2002	Shih Chiung-ya, a police officer from the Fifth Special Police Corps, implicated in the brain-death shooting case of Huang Wei-chih
January 15, 2002	A police officer in Sanchung suspected of involvement in abducting prostitutes for extortion
January 15, 2002	Puli robbery case suspected to involve retired police officers
January 18, 2002	Verbal dispute during the Fuhsing Township mayoral election in Taoyuan County; campaign worker accuses police officer of intimidation
January 23, 2002	Gambling den raided in Makung; two police officers present at the scene
January 30, 2002	Corruption scandal erupts in the Hsinyi Police Precinct, Taipei City, involving police officers collectively shielding professional gambling dens and releasing suspects
February 1, 2002	Wang Tien-shih, a resigned police officer from the First Special Police Corps, used sexual entrapment to extort gay men
February 7, 2002	Chen Ching, former inspection officer of the Hsinghsing Police Precinct, Kaohsiung City Police Department, was accused of accepting bribes to shield vice businesses, and was sentenced to twelve years in prison with four years of deprivation of civil rights
February 18, 2002	Tu Kuo-min, leader of the criminal investigation unit of the Sungshan Police Precinct, Taipei City Police Department, drove under the influence and injured a scooter rider, with a breath alcohol concentration as high as 0.72 mg/L
February 19, 2002	A police officer in Sanchung, Taipei County, was suspected of running a prostitution ring. Prosecutors issued a warrant for his arrest, but the officer fled and is nowhere to be found
February 19, 2002	Chiayi County police investigating a case involving mainland Chinese women controlled and forced into prostitution; police officers may be involved
February 20, 2002	Preliminary statistics from the Tainan District Prosecutors Office show that half of the cases were returned to the police for reinvestigation due to sloppy police handling
February 20, 2002	Police prostitute-abduction case: Pan Ming-chung prosecuted and demanded a 15-year prison sentence
February 21, 2002	Stopped for overloading, police officers had poor attitude when issuing tickets
February 22, 2002	After a technology company in Fengyuan City reported a burglary, the police failed to issue a triplicate crime report form, suspected to be a police cover-up
February 22, 2002	Police officers from the Sanchung Police Precinct suspected of sexual assault against a Thai woman
February 26, 2002	Kaohsiung City Police Department Inspectorate received a report: stolen vehicle resurrection (glossing over stolen cars), did police officers assist?
February 27, 2002	Suspicions that an important cadre of the Taoyuan Police Precinct is involved in taking black money from arcade games
February 27, 2002	Undercover police officer acquitted in retrial
February 28, 2002	Taipei City police extorted pirated optical disc vendors, but were beaten up instead
March 5, 2002	Airborne Service Corps corruption scandal breaks out, involving the embezzlement of tens of millions of NT dollars in maintenance fees during the process of sending helicopter parts abroad for repairs
March 6, 2002	A Taipei City detective accused of driving an informant to suicide
March 9, 2002	A woman beaten, alleging that the police favored the suspect
March 12, 2002	Police officers carrying weapons and gambling together while on duty
March 17, 2002	Fengyuan Precinct reported for shielding arcade game businesses
March 18, 2002	Yilan police officer Yu Li suspected of driving under the influence and crashing into a civilian residence
March 19, 2002	Penghu County councilor claims criminal detectives hold stakes in gambling dens
March 21, 2002	Weng surnamed criminal detective in Kaohsiung City reported for soliciting bribes
March 21, 2002	Yunghe police officer accused of taking away mainland Chinese women preparing to engage in prostitution and extorting a hotel
March 23, 2002	Two police officers in Miaoli County arrested a suspect in the act, then allegedly privately released him; they have been indicted by prosecutors
March 27, 2002	Police officers entering betel nut booths to accept hospitality
March 28, 2002	Taipei City Police Department suspected of setting up unregistered patrol boxes specifically to "keep watch" for privileged individuals
March 29, 2002	Taichung City police officer drives under the influence causing an accident, leading citizens to gather and protest at the police precinct
March 29, 2002	National Police Agency police officer referred for investigation over suspected sexual assault
March 30, 2002	Second instance upholds original sentence for police extortion/corruption case
March 31, 2002	Four police officers from the Sanchung Precinct, Taipei County, suspected of gambling
March 31, 2002	Inspection of communication records by police and prosecutors accused of being indiscriminate, and rumors even emerged that unscrupulous police officers sold the data to credit investigation agencies
April 5, 2002	Vietnamese woman identifies police officers for free-riding on prostitution and collecting protection money
April 10, 2002	Two active criminal squad leaders from the Tainan County Police Bureau suspected of conspiring to extort property
April 12, 2002	Former National Police Agency Director-General Ting Yuan-chin's asset declaration untrue
April 12, 2002	Police officers in Taoyuan County rumored to abduct prostitutes for extortion
April 12, 2002	Kaohsiung County police officer accepts sexual hospitality while in uniform
April 15, 2002	Kaohsiung City Sanmin Second Precinct suspected of covering up a case
April 15, 2002	Taoyuan police inspecting vice accused by tea house waitress of forcibly stripping clothing and framing her for prostitution
April 17, 2002	Sanchung Precinct police officer in Taipei County drives under the influence, seriously injuring a rider
April 17, 2002	Hsinchu City Security Corps member suspected of pimping women
April 20, 2002	Police officers illegally sell data, making one million NT dollars in ill-gotten gains
April 22, 2002	Tainan County Police Bureau Inspectorate tests implementation of single-window crime reporting system; police officer sneers at citizen reporting a lost scooter and receives 2 demerits
April 24, 2002	Two police officers from the Miaoli County Police Bureau frequent hostess bars, each given disciplinary punishment of two major demerits
April 24, 2002	Pingtung County Police Bureau police officer on duty while intoxicated, severely punished
April 25, 2002	Liao Nien-hsiang, a police officer from the Taoyuan County Police Bureau, suspected of leaking stolen vehicle data to an extortion ring for money; investigation to be expanded
April 27, 2002	Former police officer suspected of running a prostitution house, publicly prosecuted
April 30, 2002	Security corps member of the Chungli Police Precinct, Taoyuan County, solicits bribes during breathalyzer test, investigated for corruption charges
May 1, 2002	Wrecked patrol car and filed false accident report; police officer referred for investigation