‘LACK OF SUPERVISION’:Ma also asked the minister of defense not to resign. Earlier, the commander of the army’s Airborne Headquarters was removed from his post
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 09, 2015
By: Shih Hsiu-chuan and Jason Pan / Staff reporters
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday punished Chief of the General Staff Yen Teh-fa (嚴
Top defense officials leave the Presidential Office Building yesterday after a briefing to the president about the military scandal involving an Apache helicopter. Photo: CNA
德發) with one demerit and Army Commander General Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) with two demerits following an outcry over visits on March 29 by unauthorized civilians to a restricted-access base housing US-made AH-64E Apache helicopters.
According to a press release issued by the Presidential Office last night, Ma said the visit to the 601st Air Cavalry Brigade base in Taoyuan’s Longtan District (龍潭) falls under the purview of Yen and Chiu and that their “lack of supervision” demonstrated a lack of military discipline that compromised military security.
Led by Minister of National Defense Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻), Yen, Chiu and other military officials presented a report to Ma on a recent spate of military scandals after the military conducted a review involving all units on Tuesday. [FULL STORY]
