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Hsu Chiao-hsin Hints at Justice Ministry Role in Tainted Oil Case, Chuang Jui-hsiung Says Courts Need Evidence, Not Facebook Fiction

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Context piece
  • KMT lawmaker Hsu Chiao-hsin alleged that senior Justice Ministry officials intervened in the Chunglian oil contamination case, prompting a strong denial from the ministry.
  • DPP caucus whip Chuang Jui-hsiung said serious allegations should be supported by concrete evidence and submitted to investigators.
  • Chuang said authorities should investigate any wrongdoing by companies, officials or others, but courts should not follow a political narrative published on social media.

KMT lawmaker Hsu Chiao-hsin said she had obtained information from inside Taiwan’s Justice Ministry and used it to suggest that senior officials intervened in the Chunglian oil contamination case. The ministry strongly rejected her claims.

Chuang Jui-hsiung, secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party’s legislative caucus, said political debate could involve competing arguments, but judicial proceedings required evidence. He said Hsu should release any concrete proof rather than rely on information passed through several layers of alleged insiders before making insinuations involving the president, the premier and the health minister.

Political debate can involve arguments, but judicial proceedings cannot rely on stories being pieced together.

— Chuang Jui-hsiungHe criticized allegations about the tainted-oil case that he said lacked evidence.

Chuang said the Chunglian case should be investigated fully. He added that no one should be beyond scrutiny, whether the case involved a dishonest manufacturer, administrative negligence or illegal conduct by any individual. But he stressed that investigators should rely on evidence, not a storyline written by a politician on Facebook.

The courts rely on evidence, not a storyline written by politicians on Facebook.

— Chuang Jui-hsiungHe rejected using social-media claims as a basis for judicial action.

He singled out Hsu’s claim that President Lai Ching-te had decided on a 20% withdrawal threshold, calling it a specific and serious allegation. Since the Justice Ministry had publicly denied the claims, Chuang said anyone with evidence should present it to prosecutors and investigators. Without proof, he said, people should not turn hearsay into an alleged inside story or speculation into fact.

Chuang also criticized Hsu’s accusations that the ministry had leaked information and protected wrongdoing. A phrase such as “Oh my God” might work as a news headline, he said, but it could not serve as judicial evidence. A Facebook post might generate political attention, but it could not establish that a crime had occurred.

If there is evidence, put it on the table and give it to prosecutors and investigators.

— Chuang Jui-hsiungHe called on Hsu to provide proof for her allegations.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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