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Cabinet drops charges against students

Tuesday, 24 May 2016 07:25 Taipei Times

The Executive Yuan yesterday announced it was dropping all charges against students who stormed its compound in Taipei in 2014 on the grounds that the filing of the lawsuits were prompted by political considerations in the first place.

At a news conference yesterday morning, Executive Yuan spokesman Tung Chen-yuan (童振源) said Premier Lin Chuan (林全) has ordered the withdrawal of all charges of criminal offenses that are indictable only upon complaint against 126 students who occupied the Executive Yuan in March 2014.

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Guideline changes to be undone

Sunday, 22 May 2016 07:43 Taipei Times

Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung speaks at his first ministerial news conference in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times

The Ministry of Education is to take swift action to abolish contentious social studies and Chinese literature curriculum guideline changes passed in 2014, in accordance with a resolution passed by the legislature and approved by the Executive Yuan, Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠) said yesterday.

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Taiwan New Constitution Foundation chairman Koo Kwang-ming, right, and constitutional expert Lee Hong-hsi, second right, and others from various pro-independence organizations attend the launch of the Taiwan New Constitution Alliance in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times

Independence advocates yesterday launched the Taiwan New Constitution Alliance to promote drafting a new, localized constitution.

“This is a historic moment for Taiwan. Drafting a new constitution is the most important task Taiwanese face,” veteran independence advocate Koo Kwang-ming (辜寬敏) said at the inaugural event in Taipei.