Gangsters made threats against new national police chief: reports

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/09/26
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Premier William Lai at the Legislative Yuan Tuesday. (By Central News Agency)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Premier William Lai (賴清德) promised tough action against gangsters Tuesday amid reports that the new national police chief was being intimidated in the wake of an attack by pro-unification extremists against pro-independence protesters.

At the root of the issue lies last Sunday’s “Sing China” show at National Taiwan University, which met with protests from Taiwan Independence supporters. Opponents hailing from a small pro-unification party with presumed links to organized crime attacked the students, which in turn was followed by police action, including raids on businesses with reported gang links.2
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