KMT’S RESPONSE:Legislator Lee Guei-min said the protesters had breached the Criminal Code. Hung Hsiu-chu said ‘protest backers’ must leave the students alone
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 26, 2015
By: Loa Iok-sin and Alison Hsiao / Staff reporters
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday said legal action by the Ministry of
Protesters who were detained after entering the Ministry of Education are met by friends and family after being released in Taipei on Friday. Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times
Education against students is a “big joke,” after a group broke into the ministry building late on Thursday night in a protest over proposed adjustments to high-school curriculum guidelines.
“The ministry broke the law with the proposed curriculum guidelines, and now it is bringing legal action against students,” DPP spokesperson Huang Di-ying (黃帝穎) said. “If Minister of Education Wu Se-hwa (吳思華) does not withdraw the action against the students, he will destroy his image and blight his conscience, becoming a dirty politician with a bad name that will follow him for the rest of his life.”
Thirty-three people, including three journalists, were detained by police after they entered the building. The protesters were released late on Friday after posting bail ranging from NT$10,000 to NT$30,000. The journalists were placed under house arrest after each refused to pay NT$10,000 bail. [FULL STORY]
