The China Post
Date: August 18, 2016
By: Joseph Yeh

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Presidential Office on Wednesday denied it had pressured police

This photo of surveillance footage shows Turkish Trade Office deputy representative Halil Ibrahim Dokuyucu, back, scuffling with a police officer outside a bar in Taipei on July 3. The Presidential Office yesterday denied that it had pressured Taipei police to drop charges against the senior diplomat over the scuffle. (CNA)

to drop charges against a senior Turkish diplomat. The diplomat was involved in a scuffle with local police officers while he was reportedly drunk.

Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) said the office has no comment about such an “ungrounded and false” accusation raised by the magazine report, which used anonymous sources to point fingers at the office.

“We feel regretful and disturbed over such a report,” Huang added.

Huang’s comments came as a clarification after a Want Weekly article published Wednesday accused the Presidential Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of forcing Taipei police to drop charges against Turkish Trade Office in Taipei (TTOT) Deputy Representative Halil Ibrahim Dokuyucu.

TTOT represents Turkish interests in Taiwan in the absence of official diplomatic ties.     [FULL  STORY]