KMT Caucus Accuses Control Yuan of Shielding Hsu Chia-ching by Suspending Integrity Bulletin

Taiwan’s Kuomintang legislative caucus has accused the Control Yuan of using its current lack of members as an excuse to stop publishing the Integrity Bulletin indefinitely, calling the move an attempt to shield Overseas Community Affairs Council Minister Hsu Chia-ching.

Hsu was fined NT$100,000 by the Control Yuan last year after allowing her son to take part in the Overseas Youth Dongsha Experience Camp. The KMT caucus said that, instead of publishing the disciplinary record, the watchdog had halted the bulletin and deprived the public of its right to know.

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What legitimacy does such a Control Yuan still have?

The caucus also revived criticism of Hsu’s record as a cabinet member. It said she had treated a military-sensitive location as a family sightseeing destination and had made 47 overseas trips during five years in office, totaling 526 days and costing taxpayers NT$23 million.

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When did publishing the bulletin require Control Yuan members to meet and approve it?

The KMT questioned why routine publication of the bulletin would require a meeting or approval by Control Yuan members. It accused the institution of applying one standard when investigating opposition figures and another when dealing with senior officials from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. The caucus also criticized the Control Yuan’s handling of past scandals involving its own members.

The KMT demanded that the bulletin return within one week and that Hsu’s penalty be fully disclosed online. It warned that the watchdog must not become, in its words, a cover for DPP officials or a “national laughingstock” in Taiwan’s constitutional history.

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What else could this be if not a double standard?