The China Post
Date: August 28, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — President Tsai Ing-wen met Saturday with the former grand justice she is expected
Former Grand Justice Hsu Tzong-li enters the Presidential Office, Saturday, Aug. 27, reportedly to meet President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss his nomination as head of the Judicial Yuan. The Presidential Office is expected to announce the nominations of Hsu and others to the Council of Grand Justices within the next week. (CNA)
to nominate to head the Judicial Yuan, according to reports, with a public announcement of the nomination expected Thursday.
Tsai met with the would-be candidate, Hsu Tzong-li, in the Presidential Office in a 90-minute meeting to discuss judicial reform, the Central News Agency said.
Also attending the meeting were Supreme Court Justice Tsai Chung-tun, who is favorite to be nominated as Hsu’s deputy, as well as four of five candidates for the Council of Grand Justices.
CNA cited sources as saying that Vice President Chen Chien-jen will hold a press conference Thursday to announce the nominations of Hsu and the other six candidates on behalf of the president.
Tsai’s guests arrived for the meeting in the Presidential Office separately from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Hsu and Tsai Chung-tun were seen leaving together in the former’s car at around 4:10 p.m. [FULL STORY]
