Groups call for probe into police violence in Daguan

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 07, 2018
By: Ann Maxon  /  Staff reporter

A coalition of groups opposed to forced evictions yesterday rallied outside the Control

Members of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights hold photographs yesterday outside the Control Yuan in Taipei at a rally against alleged excessive use of force by the police against protesters during President Tsai Ing-wen’s nationwide tour.  Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times

Yuan to call for an investigation into two demonstrations at which protesters were allegedly beaten up and confined to designated areas by police.

At demonstrations on Thursday and Friday by residents of New Taipei City’s Daguan (大觀) community, police abused their power by taking unnecessarily violent measures and restricting protesters’ freedom, Taiwan Association for Human Rights policy director Shih Yi-hsiang (施逸翔) said.

During Thursday’s demonstration outside the National Housing and Regeneration Center in Taipei, where President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) attended a ceremony, protesters were violently dragged 200m to an area bordered by barricades and police officers after being told once to disperse, the protesters’ letter to the Control Yuan said.

They were forced to stay in the barricaded area, which the police described as a “protest zone,” and prevented from going to the restroom for two hours, the letter said.
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