Taitung County Councilor Lin Cantian and police chief Ye Chaohong today questioned and answered the case of the drunk driving secretary of Dawu Public Office.

(Photographed by reporter Huang Mingtang)

[Reporter Huang Mingtang/Taitung Report] Zhang Hanwei, secretary of Dawu Township Office in Taitung County, was involved in a drunk driving accident on the 17th of last month and left the scene. The police found the person about 40 minutes later. It was not until the county councilor Lin Cantian was concerned that he sent a letter to the law 16 days later, and controversies such as suing the case, shutting down, and negligent criminals broke out.

The county police chief, Ye Chaohong, refused to release the video tape in the parliament today, emphasizing that it was not an active crime, there was no case, nothing to say, and he did not condone the criminal, but three police officers were punished.

Ye Chaohong said that the police found the drink-driving hit-and-runner about 40 minutes later, and it was not considered an active crime. However, he also emphasized that if he handled it, he would transfer it immediately.

Lin Cantian could not accept the statement of the chief of police, and believed that this case was just to tell all drunk drivers to leave the scene after causing an accident.

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The police chief, Ye Chaohong, said in the parliament that Zhang, who was driving the car, left the scene after the accident and was reported by the public. The police from the police station found Zhang in about 40 minutes, but she refused the alcohol test. He said that instead, he assisted the police in persuading Ms. Zhang to take a drink test. The test result was 1.07 milligrams per liter. The police immediately issued three tickets for drink driving and hit-and-run.

As for not immediately transferring the case to the law for the crime of public danger, the reason is that the police did not send the letter in time because the police determined that Ms. Zhang was not an active criminal and was quarantined because she was diagnosed with the epidemic.

Ye Chaohong said that the township head did not say anything when he was present, and the police in charge of the police station also called to ask whether the on-duty personnel of the investigation team should be transferred to justice. , do not need to be transferred with the case.

Ye Chaohong said that although the case did not include the issue of smuggling or neglecting the offender, the police station reviewed the three persons and punished them. First, the officers on duty of the investigation team should not ask the police station to make a judgment on their own, but should ask for instructions from the prosecutor. In addition, the director and deputy director of the police station did not appoint the agent who was responsible for the police to handle the case immediately, which aroused public discussion. As for the police who were responsible, they were not punished.

Ye Chaohong said that he had asked Chief Prosecutor Chen Xiaoqian of the Taitung District Prosecutor's Office whether the police had any doubts about negligent criminals, and the answer was "no".

Lin Cantian asked Ye Chaohong to release the videotape of the Dawu branch that day, in order to clarify whether there were any incidents such as the police being caught and the township chief Guan speaking, etc., but Ye Chaohong said that the police inspector's office had already seen it, but he could not provide it.

It is unbelievable for Lin Cantian to say to Ye Chaohong that "finding the criminal after 40 minutes is not an active crime, and the police will not send the criminal letter to the court until he is concerned for 16 days. No offense, just laziness, he has ordered, whether active or not, the prosecutor should be consulted.

Ye Chaohong later complained when the county councilor Chen Hongzong asked about this matter: "This is just a trivial matter, I don't know how he (referring to Lin Cantian) made such a statement"?

☆Drinking too much alcohol is harmful to health, and drinking and driving is prohibited☆