By Lee Hsin-fang and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerChiang Kai-shek （蔣介石） should be removed from Taiwanese banknotes and coins, the Transitional Justice Commission said in its final report as the ministy-level organization prepares to close tomorrow.
Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) should be removed from Taiwanese banknotes and coins, the Transitional Justice Commission said in its final report as the ministy-level organization prepares to close tomorrow.
Chiang’s likeness should be removed from coins and notes when the central bank carries out a redesign of the nation’s currency, said the report, an official copy of which was handed to Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) by the commission’s acting minister Yeh Hung-ling (葉虹靈) at a ceremony in Taipei on Friday.
Images of Chiang are on NT$1 and NT$5 coins, and NT$200 banknotes.
Citing the findings of two expert panels that the commission organized in
The government plans to open an office this month to take over the Transitional Justice Commission’s duties, a Cabinet official said yesterday.
The Cabinet hopes to establish the office before the commission disbands on May 30, the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that matters such as staff recruitment were still being discussed.
The office would not only focus on transitional justice, but also handle human rights issues under a planned “transitional justice board,” they said.
Its establishment is part of a plan approved by the Cabinet in February to prepare for the commission’s dissolution.
The Cabinet intends for the transitional justice board
By Chen Yu-fu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerIn its final months, the Transitional Justice Commission yesterday reported on its progress to the Legislative Yuan, while saying that Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall （中正紀念堂） and Ching-kuo Chi-hai Cultural Park （經國七海文化園區） are authoritarian symbols.