TRANSPARENT:Judicial bodies need to work together more closely and improve communication in order to meet the expectations of society, the justice minister said
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 11, 2016
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Minister of Justice Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) yesterday announced a series of major reform initiatives to
Minister of Justice Chiu Tai-san, left, shakes hands with Judicial Yuan President Hsu Tzong-li at the Judicial Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times
improve protections for plaintiffs and defendants in contentious cases. Chiu and Deputy Minister of Justice Chen Ming-tang (陳明堂) yesterday morning discussed the initiatives and how the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office and the Judicial Yuan could collaborate on a series of judicial reform programs.
The minister said he met with Judicial Yuan President Hsu Tzong-li (許宗力) and Vice President Tsai Chiung-tun (蔡炯燉), and received a positive response on working together to promote transparency. They agreed to set up regular communications between the two bodies.
“We know people are concerned about this issue. People have demanded openness in a system from which they feel excluded. There have been controversial court decisions and people feel disaffected by the justice system. Therefore, judicial reform shall be pragmatic, while changes and improvements should affect people’s lives in real ways,” Chiu said.
Supreme Prosecutors’ Office Prosecutor-General Yen Ta-ho (顏大和) and Chiu presented a number of initiatives which had already been agreed upon by other judicial bodies that are to be implemented to launch the upcoming national affairs conference on judicial reform. [FULL STORY]
