SCUFFLES: Water cups and fake money were hurled in an attempt to block the passage of an amendment that seems to exonerate former president Chen Shui-bianBy Lin Liang-sheng and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
From left, Democratic Progressive Party legislators Kao Chia-yu, Tsai Yi-yu and Chuang Ching-cheng play the political-themed board game “The Wonderful Island” at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. They said the game helps players better understand Taiwan’s political development.
An amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法) approved by the Judicial Yuan could infringe on the right to a fair trial, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators said at a news conference at the legislature in Taipei yesterday.
The amendment which was submitted to lawmakers by the Executive Yuan in March would limit Taiwan High Court and Supreme Court reviews of an appeal to issues of law, effectively making district court judges the sole arbiters of the facts in criminal cases.
This proposed system, dubbed “the pyramid model of litigation” by officials, was written to increase lower courts’ access
Taipei, April 21 (CNA) Scuffles broke out among lawmakers in the Legislature on Thursday as the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) pushed forward an amendment that seeks to retrospectively acquit former President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) of corruption charges for misusing a state affairs fund when in office.