The Presidential Office yesterday said it would take legal action in a few days if former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) refused to return documents he took with him when he left office.
Presidential Office Spokesman Lo Chih-chiang (羅智強) said the former president may have violated the National Archives Act (國家檔案法), the Civil Servants Work Act (公務人員服務法), the Classified National Security Information Protection Act (國家機密保護法) and the penal code when he took about 20 boxes of documents when he left office.
Lo said the Presidential Office notified Chen’s office in writing on Aug. 10 and Aug. 31, hoping to get a reply within three days and secure the return of the documents.
Chen Sung-shan (陳淞山), the manager of Chen’s office, yesterday said the Special Investigation Panel had already retrieved the classified documents when they were investigating the former president for corruption.
As for the remainder of the documents, Chen Sung-shan said he had to consult with the former president and obtain his permission to return them.
Chen Sung-shan said the former president’s office would be more than happy to settle the matter with the Presidential Office and that there were various ways to resolve the problem. While acknowledging receipt of the two written notifications, Chen Shui-bian’s office said they had not received follow-up calls. Chen Sung-shan said he would visit Chen Shui-bian next week. Until then, he had no answer for the Presidential Office.
Source: Taipei Times - 2010/09/09
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