Public Trial for Prosecutor Disciplinary Case at the Disciplinary Court of the Judicial Yuan – Court Observation of Prosecutor Ch'en Lung-hsiang's Disciplinary Case
Last edited: 2026-07-27
On May 14 last year, the Control Yuan passed the impeachment case against Prosecutor Ch'en Lung-hsiang. The prosecutorial community deemed this an intervention of the control power into judicial independence, launching a "Mega-Petition to Defend Judicial Dignity" that garnered support from 922 prosecutors nationwide, including the Prosecutor-General. In response, the Control Yuan published a 447-page investigation report pointing out that Prosecutor Ch'en's dereliction of duty was severe, and requested the Disciplinary Court to impose disciplinary sanctions. Prosecutor Ch'en, believing that his handling of the hockey association case was subject to public scrutiny, actively petitioned for a public trial to debate with Control Yuan members in court and defend his reputation. The Disciplinary Court granted Prosecutor Ch'en's request and scheduled a public trial for February 14 at 14:30.
Is this disciplinary case, which sent shockwaves through the legal community, an unconstitutional intervention of the Control Yuan into judicial powers, or a gross negligence by a prosecutor in handling a case? We invite everyone to join us in court observation to uncover the truth.
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Time
February 14, 2020 at 14:30
Location
Special Criminal Courtroom No. 1, Taiwan High Court (No. 127, Bo-ai Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City)
Schedule
| Time | Content |
| 14:00 | Gathering and Queuing |
| 14:30 | Court Session Convenes |
| Adjournment | Sharing Session between JRF Observers and Attendees |
What is the Disciplinary Court?
Pursuant to Article 47 of the Judges Act, the Disciplinary Court is established within the Commission on the Disciplinary Sanctions of Functionaries of the Judicial Yuan, and is responsible for adjudicating matters concerning the discipline of judges and prosecutors, matters affecting the qualification of judges and prosecutors, as well as judicial and prosecutorial independence (applied mutatis mutandis to prosecutors pursuant to Article 89, Paragraph 8 of the same Act). Unlike most judicial cases in Taiwan which adopt public trials as a general rule, cases tried by the Disciplinary Court are, pursuant to Article 57 of the Judges Act, closed to the public in principle, and are exceptionally open to the public only when the Disciplinary Court deems it necessary, or upon the request of the referred or indicted judge or prosecutor.
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