Taipei police hand in phones to prosecutors
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taipei Police Commissioner Chen Jia-chang (陳嘉昌) and former Songshan Precinct chief Lin Chih-cheng (林志誠) yesterday reported to the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office and handed over their mobile phones amid an investigation into an alleged cover-up by police.
On April 16, about 10 people stormed into the Zhonglun Police Station in Songshan Precinct as they pursued a training instructor after an argument and damaged a computer in the process.
No arrests or charges were bought against the 10.
Taipei Police Department Commissioner Chen Jia-chang, center, and former Songshan Precinct chief Lin Chih-cheng, right, arrive at the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office for questioning yesterday.
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.