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pointed to the lack of an administrative proceeding.

The ruling issued by the Taipei High Administrative Court last November which argued the legal basis of the Committee’s freezing of bank withdrawals totaling NT$520 million (US$16.4 million) pointed to the lack of an administrative proceeding. From 1949 to the end of the Cold War era, the Kuomintang (KMT)—under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek and his son Chiang Ching-kuo—ruled the Republic of China (Taiwan) under martial law. She was reported missing early on. The Making of ‘Insidious Power: How China Undermines Global Democracy’, Beijing Was Cooking the Frog in Hong Kong Well Before the National Security Law.

Special numbers and PO Boxes for complaints. Lee Tae Kyung is a lawyer who willingly defends corrupted high-ranking officials to earn his wealth and power. [1] No judge shall, except in accordance with law, be suspended or transferred or have his salary reduced.

Except for petty offences enumerated in Article 376 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, any criminal case may be appealed to the Court. The Bureau offers the service to the public, free of charge. 644 The Prohibition against Associations Advocating Communism or Secession Case, http://tph.judicial.gov.tw/en/default.htm, http://tpd.judicial.gov.tw/indexen.asp?struID=52&navID=53&contentID=125, Annotated Republic of China Laws/Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China/Article 5, Official Website of the Supreme Court of ROC, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Judicial_Yuan&oldid=979209154, Articles containing Chinese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Vice President Fu Ping-chang died in office, Vice President Hsieh Ying-chou died in office. The Bureau offers the service to the public, free of charge. Although it may seem satisfactory to many for the KMT to get its just desserts through review and confiscation of its assets, from a transitional justice perspective such a move would be retributive in nature. “We want to express our deepest regret to the victim and her family,” Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang (張惇涵) quoted Tsai as saying.

We use cookies to personalise ads, provide social features and to analyse our site usage. The KMT experienced renewed legitimacy after more liberal elements within the party helped spearhead the democratization process, but the structure of the ruling elite stayed essentially the same throughout. According to Taiwan Bar Association guidelines and Article 3 of the act, a lawyer is required to pass the bar examination and complete pre-service training for attorneys before qualifying for a license to practice law.