Legislature asks for report on gun incident at presidential residence

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/03/28
By: Wen Kuei-hsiang, Liu Kuan-ting, Matt Yu, Lu Hsin-hui and 
Kuan-lin Liu

Taipei, March 28 (CNA) The Legislature on Wednesday requested a formal report from

CNA file photo

security officers and three government agencies on an incident in which a gun allegedly was accidentally fired by a security guard within 50 meters of President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) at her official residence late last year.

Kuomintang lawmaker Lu Yu-ling (呂玉玲) said the incident should not be taken lightly and the legislative Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, which she co-chairs, wishes to hear a report from the relevant agencies and decide on appropriate punishment.

Members of Tsai secret service detail, the National Security Bureau, the National Police Agency and the Military Police Command, therefore, will report on the matter to the legislative committee on April 2, she said.    [FULL  STORY]

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