After the transfer promotion association submitted a summary report last year and disbanded, Taiwan's transformational justice has not been effective, and the bronze statue of Chiang Kai-shek in the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is still high in the temple.

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[Reporter Chen Yufu/Taipei Report] After the transfer promotion organization put forward a summary report last year and disbanded, Taiwan's transformational justice has not been effective, and the bronze statue of Chiang Kai-shek in the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is still high in the temple.

The Taiwan Constitutional Foundation and other non-governmental organizations held a press conference today, calling on the DPP government to amend the full text of the promotion regulations as soon as possible, remove the symbols of authority, and implement the establishment of the legal system.

Fan Yun, a legislator of the Democratic Progressive Party, pointed out that the two major issues at present are truth and reconciliation, and the truth is only part of the truth. At that time, there was a large-scale and systematic human rights persecution in the country, but the archives bureau collected only 77,000 political files, which means that there are still many black numbers .

What's more serious is that of the 77,000 political files, only 72,000 of the victims' families and descendants can see, and up to 90% of the information has been blocked.

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Fan Yun gave an example. She applied for 34 political files related to herself, of which 31 cases were covered up on the grounds of "national security". It is very limited for the parties or researchers to know the truth.

The "National Secrets Protection Law" and "National Intelligence Work Law" even classify certain information as "permanent confidentiality". I hope that the amendment to the "Political Archives Regulations" will be passed as soon as possible.

Lin Jiahe, an associate professor at the School of Law at National Chengchi University, said that transitional justice is a race against time. In the time that is constantly advancing and disappearing every day, find the justice that remains in memory; Discuss more, no one cares what the report actually says.

Lin Jiahe emphasized that Taiwan, as a democratic country ruled by law, needs a legal foundation to do anything that has a certain impact. Countries have different ways to deal with perpetrators. Regardless of the way, Taiwan society can discuss it. But it is regrettable that now Is there serious discussion?

Government departments should play a very important role in triggering discussions and proposing preferred solutions, which can also be negotiated for public comment; hearing the opinions of victims or some perpetrators is a top priority in Taiwan, and this process should be initiated.

Chen Lifu, president of the Taiwan Professors Association, said that Zhong Yiren, the captain of the "27th Force", passed away yesterday. How many victims can live to be 102 years old like Zhong Yiren?

Chen Lifu said that the victims and their family members who experienced the February 28 incident and the white terror were gradually passing away, and Zhong Yiren did not wait for justice to come.

Chen Lifu criticized that the symbol of authority in the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall has not been dealt with so far. There are still many bronze statues of Chiang Kai-shek in the Home of Love of the Retirement Association. Only the Ministry of Education has made progress in dealing with symbols of authority. results.

The deputy executive director of the Taiwan Constitutional Foundation stated that the "Amendment to the Full Text of the "Regulations on Promoting Transitional Justice"" in the summary report on promotion of transfers, which provides legal basis for future transitional justice work, is actually normal in a country ruled by law, and the government should start Legislator Lin Changzuo emphasized that after the transfer promotion task is over, the report has already mentioned how to implement transitional justice, and it should be "implemented", otherwise it is just a report.