DOUBLE STANDARD?Taiwan Radical Wings members accused the police of unfair treatment, as people waving rainbow flags were allowed to attend the ceremony
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 02, 2017
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
Members of the pro-independence Taiwan Radical Wings party were evicted from a New Year’s Day
A woman holds a banner promoting Taiwanese independence in front of people holding Republic of China national flags at a New Year’s Day flag-raising ceremony outside the Presidential Office Building in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA
ceremony in front of the Presidential Office Building for waving flags promoting Taiwanese independence yesterday, while the party accused the authorities of failing to protect free speech.
Party members participating in the ceremony displayed a “flag of Taiwan” and an “independence flag,” causing a confrontation with police.
Police officers said that only the national flag was allowed at the ceremony, and evicted several party members and volunteers, while some attendees displaying flags advocating marriage equality were allowed to stay.
“Is it not the most typical form of infringement on the freedom of speech that the state treats different opinions differently?” the party said in a statement. [FULL STORY]
