Premier demands investigation into police after ruckus
By Lee Hsin-fang, Cheng Ming-hsiang and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer
Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) yesterday demanded that the Ministry of the Interior launch an investigation into police ethics following a slew of “incredibly unbecoming and unacceptable” actions by police officers in northern Taiwan.
Citing an incident at Taipei Songshan Precinct’s Zhonglun Police Station in which a group of men were released without being charged after causing damage at the station, Su said the ministry and its affiliated National Police Agency must thoroughly investigate the matter to uphold police integrity and honor.
Songshan Precinct chief removed after damage to station
By Chiu Chun-fu
and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The National Police Agency (NPA) yesterday removed Lin Chih-cheng (林志誠) from his post as Taipei Songshan Precinct chief because of an incident at the precinct’s Zhonglun Police Station in which a group of young men were released without being charged after causing damage at the station.
At about 2am on April 16, a physical training instructor at the precinct named Yang Chung-li (楊忠蒞), 49, was chased into the station after an argument with a group of 10 men who were out drinking.
Yang had also been drinking, and said he had been on his way to the station at the time to rest.