Senior officials evaded their responsibility: Lu

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/11/01
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – With only one day left to collect signatures for a presidential bid, former

Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) called Friday (November 1) on President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to give clear answers to questions about five scandals.

November 2 is the deadline for candidates not nominated by one of four major parties to collect 280,384 endorsements from the public to be put on the ballot for the January 11, 2020 election. Lu said recently she had no idea whether her campaign would collect sufficient signatures.

At a news conference with her vice-presidential running mate Peng Pai-hsien (彭百顯) Friday, she asked the president to explain how she counted on resolving five scandals surrounding government officials.

In the case of cigarette smuggling by national security officials, Lu noted how relevant senior officials had been able to avoid responsibility while only minor unrelated ones were disciplined, the China Times reported.    [FULL  STORY]