SAFETY RISK:Control Yuan member Gau Fehng-shian said the increasing number of officers applying for early retirement could affect national and public security
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 08, 2015
By: Lee Hsin-fang / Staff reporter
The number of police officers who applied for early retirement citing pressure from overwork over the past three years signals an alarming loss of police capabilities and a consequent impact on national security, a Control Yuan member said.
The number of police officers applying for voluntary retirement has been increasing annually over the past five years, Control Yuan member Gau Fehng-shian (高鳳仙) said.
In 2010, 1,630 officers applied, rising to 2,382 last year, with an average of about 2,000 applying in each of the past three years, Gau said, adding that a shortage of police officers would affect national and public security. [FULL STORY]