TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Julia Hsieh (謝子涵), the Executive Yuan's (行政院) acting spokesperson, clarified on Thursday (Sept. 12) that the government had not heard of any U.S. concerns regarding the controversial Core Pacific Case (京華城案).
Hsieh emphasized that democratic governments do not interfere with judicial cases.
Authorities detained Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), chairman of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP, 民眾黨), on Sept. 5, accusing him of profiting from the Core Pacific Group (威京集團). Supporters of the TTP interpreted this as political persecution.
Dale Jieh Wen-chieh (介文汲), a former ambassador to New Zealand, disclosed that the U.S. government expects President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) to exercise restraint. Otherwise, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT, 美國在台協會) might intervene.
Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌), a TPP legislator, also revealed that the AIT had communicated with the party.
However, Hsieh noted that, according to the Executive Yuan's observations, only the Chinese government had expressed concern over the judicial case.
Hsieh stressed that integrity is a fundamental national governance value. She asserted that judicial independence forms the cornerstone of a democratic legal system and hoped the judiciary would uncover the truth and avoid wrongful accusations.
