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Su Chen-ching bows out of DPP
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Su Chen-ching (蘇震清) yesterday announced that he was removing himself from the party until he clears his name in a bribery case.
“I am relinquishing my party membership to protect my beloved DPP, and to keep from causing trouble for top ministry officials,” he said, adding that he aimed to return after being proven innocent by the justice system.
Su, 56, has represented Pingtung County constituencies for four terms as a legislator.
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Su Chen-ching is pictured at a news conference in Taipei yesterday at which he announced that he is leaving the party.
Taipei, Feb. 26 (CNA) Legislator Su Chen-ching (蘇震清) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said Friday he was relinquishing his membership in the party until he could clear his name in a bribery case.
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KMT’s senseless move
Further to your story “KMT calls to cut budgets for US, Czech missions” (Jan. 23, page 1): Taiwan’s Representatives to the US and the Czech Republic, Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) and Ke Liang-ruey (柯良叡) respectively, made tremendous efforts to improve Taiwan’s position in the international system.
Was it perhaps a mere coincidence that, during the past year, we witnessed the signing of the Taiwan Assurance Act by former US president Donald Trump, several visits by senior US officials and last but not least, former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s announcement of the lifting of all bans on contacts between US and Taiwanese diplomats and other officials?
One hurt in scrum over Su Chen-ching
MEDIA FRENZY: The lawmaker said that there were too many journalists as he left a courthouse, amid accusations that he and his escorts had caused people to fall
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Accusations of infringement of media freedom were leveled against Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Su Chen-ching (蘇震清) after a photographer sustained a head injury in a scuffle.
On Friday, Su was released on NT$10 million (US$351,964) bail after being detained for 179 days amid a corruption probe relating to a Pacific SOGO Department Store ownership battle.
Videos of the incident showed Su and men escorting him exiting the Taipei District Court amid a large media presence.