The China Post
Date: September 22, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Special Investigation Division (SID, 特偵組) could go down in history next year.

Lawmakers on Wednesday passed the first review of a bill that would scrap Article 63, Item 1 of the Organic Act of Courts (法院組織法), the legal basis of SID.

If approved by a general session, the investigation unit would be abolished on Jan. 1, 2017.

The bill that passed Wednesday also included amendments that allow district courts and district prosecutors’ offices to apply for professional experts from related government agencies to assist investigations.

These courts and their prosecutors may only apply if handling major corruption cases, economic crimes or cases that have caused “severe social disorder,” according to the revisions.     [FULL  STORY]