Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/23
By: Lu Kang-chun, Kuan Rui-ping and Elizabeth Hsu
Taipei, Jan. 23 (CNA) The policeman who shot and killed a Vietnamese migrant worker
CNA file photo
in the northern county of Hsinchu last August was charged with negligent manslauphter Tuesday.
Local prosecutors filed the charge against the policeman, identified as Chen Chung-wen (陳崇文), at the Jhubei police precinct after concluding their investigation of the high-profile case which sparked protests by Vietnamese workers in Taiwan, condemning police violence.
According to the indictment, Chen shot the migrant worker, Nguyen Quoc Phi, while he was resisting arrest for suspected theft and vandalism and later attempted to steal a police car on Aug. 31 last year.
Although by firing his weapon Chen was attempting to prevent the patrol car from being stolen and ensure the safety of himself and others at the scene, which is in accord with rules governing police use of firearms, his response violated the principle of proportionality, prosecutors said. [FULL STORY]