Protesters call for jury system, decry ‘corrupt judges’

‘WAKE UP’: The protesters slammed the government for drafting a bill that ignored the 7-7 split vote between a jury system or citizen judges at the national congress

Taipei Times
Date: May 06, 2018
By: Sean Lin  /  Staff reporter

More than 1,000 people yesterday marched in Taipei to urge legislators to swiftly

Demonstrators calling for a jury system and judges with expertise in taxation raise their fists as they hold signs that read “Introduce a system to disqualify and retire unfit judges” in Taipei’s Liberty Square yesterday.  Photo: CNA

pass a bill that would introduce a jury system.

Demonstrators at 3pm congregated at Liberty Square, shouting slogans to call for civic participation in the judicial system and the removal of “corrupt judges” and “political hatchet men.”

Participants panned the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration’s reform plan, saying that it is attempting to push through a “citizen judge” system that they said would be a watered-down version of a real jury and would not help to prevent mistrials or unjust rulings.

The proposed citizen judge system favored by Judicial Yuan President Hsu Tsong-li (許宗力) would allow the opinion of three judges to override that of six jurors, allowing judges who take bribes or serve politics to continue these practices, attorney Jerry Cheng (鄭文龍) said.    [FULL  STORY]

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