In 2019, the investigation team leader of the Kinmen County Police Department surnamed Cai applied for a 4-month suspension without pay on the grounds that his mother was seriously ill and his father was old. Unexpectedly, he went to the construction site on Wuqiu Island to supervise the work for nearly a month, and was punished twice by the disciplinary court.

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[Reporter Wu Zhengfeng/Taipei Report] In 2019, the investigation team leader of the Kinmen County Police Department surnamed Cai applied for a 4-month stay without pay on the grounds that his mother was seriously ill and his father was old. Unexpectedly, he went to the construction site on Wuqiu Island to assist a construction company Supervised the construction of military camps for nearly a month.

The Ministry of the Interior determined that Mr. Cai's behavior did not meet the reasons for the application for stay, and he made false statements during the investigation, and the case was transferred to the disciplinary court for trial. He was sentenced twice a few days ago.

The verdict pointed out that in 2019, Mr. Cai applied to stay on the job without pay and was approved in April on the grounds that his mother suffered from rheumatoid arthritis (had a major injury card and a disability handbook), his parents were old, and he needed special care for his life. During this period, engage in business that is inconsistent with the reason for the stay.

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Cai Yuannian and his spouse assisted a construction company to sign a contract for the construction of a military barracks on Wuqiu Island. They also helped lease the trucks used for the project to facilitate construction, and even applied in the name of the construction company. I went to Wuqiu Island to assist in supervising the construction of the camp, which lasted 29 days.

After the whole case broke out, Mr. Cai confessed during the questioning, "Because it is my wife's company, so I went to see the beginning and the end..." and "I supervised the project from the beginning to the end, and did not receive a salary."

The Ministry of the Interior believes that Cai stayed on Wuqiu Island for almost the whole month, and was actually engaged in supervising his spouse’s family business contracting the construction of military barracks. Please punish the court for trial.

The first instance of the disciplinary court pointed out that when Mr. Cai was interrogated by the Supervisory Yuan, he said that he took the boat to Wuqiu to see the beginning and end of the project and to help his spouse. Because it was a family matter, etc., he had already mentioned assisting the supervisor. Hardly a false statement.

However, when being investigated by the Inspectorate of the Kinmen County Police Department, Cai said that he went to Wuqiu to visit relatives to find his spouse, and then returned to Taiwan with his spouse.

The collegial panel considered that Mr. Cai, as the captain of the investigation team, did not want to set an example for his subordinates. Instead, he engaged in behaviors that were inconsistent with the reasons for applying for a stay without pay, which led to disputes. The public lost respect for his position and trust in performing his duties, which seriously damaged the credibility of the government. After the review, he was demerited twice.

Appealable.