The 15 justices of the Constitutional Court unanimously agreed that Article 2 of the "Indigenous Peoples Status Law" made some indigenous peoples not protected by national laws and unconstitutional. The relevant agencies should complete the amendment within three years.

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[Reporters Yang Mianjie, Hong Ruiqin/Comprehensive Report] The Constitutional Court made a decision yesterday that some Siraya people did not register as aboriginal people in the plains within a limited period, so that they and their descendants lost their aboriginal identity and other content of Article 2 of the Aboriginal Identity Law. The 1111 Constitutional Judgment No. 17 was declared unconstitutional.

The Aboriginal Association expressed that it respects the judgment of the Constitutional Court and will act in accordance with the intention of the judgment.

The Aboriginal Association stated that the judgment clearly requires the relevant agencies to amend the Aboriginal Status Law or create a special law within three years from the date of the announcement of the judgment, in accordance with the intent of the judgment. Matters such as membership requirements and registration items shall be clearly regulated.

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Comments will be gathered as soon as possible

The Aboriginal Association said that it will, in accordance with the intent of the judgment, gather opinions from all walks of life as soon as possible, and properly deal with the issue of Austronesian national identity other than mountain aboriginals and flatland aboriginals by means of amendments to the law or other special laws.

The Shiraya people of Tainan City tried to be registered as Taiwan's aboriginal people, but they were rejected by the Aboriginal People's Association of the Executive Yuan on the grounds that they did not comply with the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 2 of the Aboriginal Status Law.

The Southern Municipal Government and the Siraya people have been fighting for rectification for more than seven years. Yesterday, the Constitutional Court ruled that the provisions of the Aboriginal Status Law are unconstitutional, and the amendment must be completed within three years.

The Siraya people in Tainan City have the opportunity to officially register and restore their aboriginal status after the revision of the law and become Taiwan's aboriginal people.

Huang Weizhe: Demonstrating the importance of human rights

Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe said yesterday that the Constitutional Court's verdict is in line with the universal value of safeguarding basic human rights, and that the Shirayas have been given their due status, demonstrating that the government attaches great importance to transitional justice and human rights protection. right.

Huang Weizhe pointed out that after years of hard work, the movement to correct the names of the Sirayas was finally approved by the Supreme Court, allowing them to have aboriginal identities, which is a major victory for the Sirayas and all Pingpu peoples.

Huang Weizhe said that Tainan City was the first county and city to include the Siraya people as aboriginal people. The mayor and city government of Tainan have fought side by side with the Siraya people, and this achievement belongs to all the Siraya people.