Focus Taiwan
Date: 07/21/2020
By: Wang Cheng-chung and Joseph Yeh

Taipei, July 21 (CNA) The Control Yuan announced Tuesday that it has impeached two military personnel for negligence in weather reporting that was partly responsible for a Black Hawk helicopter crash in January that resulted in the deaths of eight military officers, including the nation's top military commander, Chief of the General Staff Shen Yi-ming (沈一鳴).

The government watchdog agency said it passed a motion to impeach Jen I-wei (任亦偉), chief of the weather center at the Air Force Weather Wing's No. 8 Base; and Chou Shih-kai (周士凱), an officer at the same center.

The decision to impeach Jen was passed by an 8-1 vote while that of Chou was passed 6-3, according to the Control Yuan.

The cases will now be handed over to the Judicial Yuan's Public Functionary Disciplinary Sanction Commission for a decision on what punishment they should receive.   [FULL  STORY]