Commentary and book recommendation for the 2018 National Taiwan University presidential selection incident, known as the 'Kuan Chung-min Incident.' The DPP government and its Control Yuan crudely interfered with university autonomy, fabricating charges through political and media power to destroy Kuan Chung-min's character. Yang Du's book, 'The Backbone of the University,' serves as historical material recording the truth of this political persecution.
An open letter from lawyer Chen Chang-wen to then-Premier Su Tseng-chang regarding the 'Devil Theory' Su expressed in the Hong Kong Chan Tong-kai murder case. Su had implied that Chen was 'Ma Ying-jeou's lawyer friend' helping the Hong Kong government 'resolve the anti-extradition crisis.' Chen first clarifies that he had not visited Hong Kong in over a year, and expresses dismay at Su's slander. The core of the letter is lawyer Chen's soul-searching question to lawyer Su: defending criminal suspects is a basic human right guaranteed by the United Nations and stipulated by the Code of Criminal Procedure. Why does Su view this as 'the Devil'? Chen emphasizes that a lawyer's duty is to ensure due process and presumption of innocence for their clients.
After Kuan Chung-ming was selected as NTU president, the DPP and Taiwan People's Party faced accusations of extending 'political hands into campus governance,' interfering with academic freedom. Over 40 Academia Sinica fellows and 4,000+ NTU faculty, students and alumni launched a petition demanding President Tsai Ing-wen stop undermining democratic values and academic freedom.
This article reports on the follow-up to the plagiarism allegations against NTU President-elect Professor Kuan Chung-ming, raised by DPP Legislator Chang Liao Wan-chien. It notes that after Ker Chien-ming and other legislators demanded Kuan give up the presidency, there were widespread suspicions of DPP interference in university autonomy. Ultimately, National Taiwan University's Research Integrity Office met to discuss the case and ruled it unsubstantiated, finding no evidence of plagiarism by Kuan. The article includes links to related news, emphasizing issues of political interference and character assassination.