Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/17
By: Yu Hsiao-han and William Yen

Taipei, Jan. 17 (CNA) The father of a Vietnamese migrant worker who was shot and

Nguyen Quoc Dong (third right)/CNA file photo

killed by police in Taiwan for allegedly attacking them arrived in the country Wednesday to attend the first hearing on the case.

Vietnamese migrant worker Nguyen Quoc Phi was shot nine times after allegedly attempting to steal a car and attacking the officers trying to arrest him Aug. 31 last year. His death sparked questions about the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Chen Hsiu-lien (陳秀蓮), a Taiwan International Workers’ Association (TIWA) researcher, said the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office will hold the hearing Thursday.
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