‘SELF-GOVERNANCE’: Reacting to brawls surrounding July’s Control Yuan nominations, a lawmaker has drafted new rules in a bid to safeguard legislative independence

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 03, 2020
By: Chen Yun and Jason Pan / Staff Reporters

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Sandy Yeh (葉毓蘭) yesterday proposed amendments to the Legislators’ Conduct Act (立法委員行為法) to limit the power of police to constrain the personal freedom of lawmakers when in session at the Legislative Yuan.

The proposal comes after physical altercations involving KMT lawmakers who tried to block the nomination process of Control Yuan members in July.

KMT leaders had accused Legislative Speaker You Si-kun (游錫堃) of the Democratic Progressive Party of authorizing excessive police force to protect then-Control Yuan presidential nominee Chen Chu (陳菊), saying that involving the police had led to obstructions of their personal freedom and legislative duties.

Yeh proposed the amendments to outline strict rules on the use of police force inside the parliament.    [FULL  STORY]