‘UNDERCOVER’: The KMT used the Republic of China Public Service Association to infiltrate local communities and garner support for the party, the committee said
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 03, 2018
By: Chen Yu-fu / Staff reporter
The Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee is to investigate alleged links between
The entrance to the Gukeng Township Public Service Association in Yunlin County is pictured on Oct. 11 last year. Photo: Huang Shu-li, Taipei Times
the Republic of China Public Service Association and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) next month to determine if the association was a KMT affiliate helping the party consolidate its rule during the authoritarian era.
Association members were allowed to combine their years working at the association with the time they spent in the government jobs to qualify for pensions, a privilege granted to members of the KMT and civil-service organizations believed to be affiliated with the party, the committee said.
It has identified the association as the primary target of its investigations this year and is to convene a hearing early next month.
Founded in 1952, the association established more than 300 branches in cities and counties across the nation, and most branches shared offices with local KMT chapters and China Youth Corps chapters, the committee said. [FULL STORY]
