The efforts of the Transitional Justice Commission, established in 2018 and set to be replaced by a “transitional justice board” under the Cabinet in May, have been portrayed as a power game between the Democratic Progressive Party and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), rather than a struggle for justice, reconciliation and inclusivity.
The Executive Yuan on Feb. 24 approved an amendment to the Act on Promoting Transitional Justice (促進轉型正義條例) that would create the board, which would review and coordinate transitional justice efforts among ministries and agencies following the commission’s dissolution.
Under the Cabinet’s plan, the Ministry of Justice would lead efforts to
The Executive Yuan on Thursday approved a bill to continue the efforts of the Transitional Justice Commission after the ad hoc committee is disbanded in May.
The plan includes an amendment to establish a “transitional justice board” under the Cabinet to review and coordinate tasks among ministries and various government agencies following the commission’s dissolution, Executive Yuan spokesman Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) said.
The commission was given a two-year mandate when it was established on May 31, 2018, in accordance with the Act on Promoting Transitional Justice (促進轉型正義條例), but it was given a one-year extension in 2020 and again last year.
The commission would
Taipei, Feb. 24 (CNA) With the ad-hoc Transitional Justice Commission (TJC) scheduled to disband in May, the Executive Yuan approved a plan on Thursday that it said would allow the government to continue promoting transitional justice and human rights in Taiwan.
With the quest for transitional justice having progressed for more than the past six years, it has unfortunately been used as a political ploy by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rather than an opportunity for reconciliation and inclusion.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Saturday last week attended the opening of a memorial park for former president Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國). She said: “Chiang’s staunch defense of Taiwan is a stance that unites a large part of Taiwanese society, especially as Beijing applies ever greater pressure against the country.”
Her remarks were seen as glorifying authoritarianism and deliberately ignoring Chiang’s role in the
The Ching-kuo Chi-hai Cultural Park (經國七海文化園區) and Chiang Ching-kuo Presidential Library in Taipei’s Dazhi (大直) District were officially opened on Saturday last week. President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) attendance and remarks at the opening ceremony drew criticism, as some have said that the nation has added another reminder of its authoritarian past when issues relating to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall await resolution.
Managed by two foundations and the Taipei City Government, the park is in essence a private institution. Unlike Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, seen by many as glorifying authoritarianism, the park and the library are not funded by the government and