FOUNDATION OF DEMOCRACY: Wang Hao-yu said that he supports free speech and said that KMT supporters had the right to call for his recall, but death threats go too far

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 12, 2020
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter

Police urged people to remain civil during political disputes and not resort to violence, after they yesterday tracked down a suspect who allegedly made death threats against Taoyuan City Councilor Wang Hao-yu (王浩宇) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the aftermath of the Kaohsiung mayoral recall election on Saturday last week.

Wang yesterday told Taoyuan police that he had received death threats for two consecutive days, and was fearful that someone might take action against him.

More than 200 supporters of former Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) on Tuesday gathered in front of Wang’s office in Taoyuan’s Jhongli (中壢) District, and threw eggs and joss paper, also known as ghost money, at the office.

They were protesting statements Wang made online about late Kaohsiung City Council speaker Hsu Kun-yuan (許崑源), police said, adding that police intervened to prevent the situation from escalating.    [FULL  STORY]