Taiwan's Geneva envoy David Lee returns home for probe into bullying, fraud, drunk driving claims

David Lee, Taiwan's representative to the Office of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the United Nations Office at Geneva, is returning to Taiwan to undergo an investigation into serious allegations. These include bullying, submitting false expense reports, and drunk driving.

The allegations surfaced recently, prompting Lee to issue a 13-page statement in his defense, where he denied the bullying claims. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken the accusations seriously. Minister Joseph Wu confirmed on Monday that Lee has returned to Taiwan and is cooperating with the investigation.

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Lee has returned to Taiwan to accept the investigation, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has established a special investigative team, which includes external members with professional backgrounds.

A special investigative team has been established within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to handle the case. Wu indicated that the team includes members with relevant professional backgrounds. He assured that the ministry would expedite the process, aiming to conclude the investigation and release findings within approximately two months, given the multifaceted nature of the accusations and their involvement with multiple entities.

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Because the incident involves many aspects and is related to many units, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will accelerate the process, and the investigation will generally have results in about two months.