10/19/2013
Department of International Affairs - Democratic Progressive Party
At the 191st Executive Committee
of Liberal International (LI), held from Oct. 17-19 in Antigua, Guatemala, the
Committee passed a resolution calling for all Taiwan political leaders to
respect judicial independence and the principle of the three separations of
powers.
The resolution states:
“LI is alarmed at the recent revelations of
widespread wiretapping, carried out under flimsy legal pretexts by the Special
Investigation Division of the Supreme Prosecutors Office on parliamentarians in
Taiwan, notably including the Speaker of Parliament, the Opposition Whip and
the Parliament’s central switchboard.
“LI is deeply concerned at the implications
of these developments for constitutional democracy in Taiwan. LI calls on all
parties and leaders in Taiwan to:
“Respect judicial
independence, and refrain from interfering in or releasing information about
ongoing judicial investigations.
“Respect the
principle of separation of powers, and in particular that the executive branch
must not interfere with the proper functioning of the legislative branch.
“Undertake a
comprehensive review of the laws and regulations governing the use of
wiretapping, to ensure that it is only used in accordance with
internationally-accepted democratic principle.”
The DPP is a member party of Liberal
International, and representing Chair Su Tseng-chang at the meeting was Mr. Liu
Shih-chung, director of the DPP’s Department of International Affairs. Mr. Liu
delivered a report to LI’s Executive Committee on the recent political situation
in Taiwan.
Liberal
International is an organization of liberal and democratic parties around the
world. For more information about Liberal International, please visit: http://www.liberal-international.org
