Focus taiwan
Date: 06/28/2020
By: Liu Kuan-ting, Justin Su, Wen Kuei-hsiang and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, June 28 (CNA) Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) caucus members occupied the legislative speaker's podium Sunday ahead of a general discussion set for the next day at the Legislative Yuan, calling on President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to withdraw the nomination of former Presidential Office Secretary-General Chen Chu (陳菊) to head the Control Yuan.

The Legislature is set to hold a general discussion on whether an extraordinary session should be held as scheduled from June 29 to July 22, following inter-party negotiations scheduled to start 8:30 a.m. Monday.

However, ahead of the meetings, more than 20 KMT legislators stormed into the Legislative Yuan Sunday, blocked entry to the main chamber with chairs and chains and spray painted the words: "no endorsement for political crony Control Yuan nominees," in the chamber.

The spray painted "no endorsement for political crony Control Yuan nominees." / Image from a KMT lawmaker's video

The KMT caucus issued a statement Sunday strongly criticizing Tsai's nomination of Chen as the new head of the Control Yuan and its newly established National Human Rights Commission.    [FULL  STORY]