ORDER: Ko said he only asked how long the tents had been up while scolding police, and that their removal was ordered before Tsay announced his candidacy
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 25, 2018
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday defended his decision to remove the Alliance
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, front center, serves as the chief witness to a group wedding yesterday at Taipei Expo Park. Photo: Chien Jung-feng, Taipei Times
of Referendum for Taiwan’s tents outside the Legislative Yuan, saying it was in accordance with the law.
The tents that were erected by the alliance on Taipei’s Jinan Road in 2008 to promote Taiwanese independence were on Friday removed by the Taipei Construction Management Office and police.
In the resultant clash, reticent pro-independence group members were lifted up by police and taken away from the tents that stood for 3,436 days.
Alliance convener Tsay Ting-kuei (蔡丁貴) on Friday said that Ko perhaps felt pressure after Tsay announced his bid for the mayorship, so he decided to tear down his campaign headquarters. [FULL STORY]
