Source: Global Network
[Global Network Report] The 408 train derailment accident case of the "Taruko" that caused 49 deaths and more than 200 injuries was heard after more than a year. The first instance sentence was announced at the Hualien District Court in Taiwan today (11th). According to Taiwan's United Daily News, the Taiwan Railway held the Railway Bento Festival on the same day, which made the families of the victims very angry. They called on Wang Guocai, the head of the Taiwan transportation department, to punish this matter.
The 408th train derailment accident of the "Taruko" in the Taiwan Railway was announced in the first instance at the Hualien District Court on the morning of the 11th. The United Daily News reported on the 11th that during the trial, the victims said that the Taiwan Railway should also bear certain responsibilities.
It is reported that the first instance sentence was announced today, but the Taiwan Railway held the 7th Railway Bento Festival in the Taipei Station Hall. The families of the victims were so angry that they accused the Taiwan Railway of not having any self-reflection ability. Some families also criticized privately that if the Taiwan Railway really cares about the "Taruko" accident and railway safety, it is impossible for them to hold the Railway Bento Festival on this day.
"Does the Taiwan Railway want to turn itself into a bento store?" Chen Chen Mengxiu, a lawyer who accompanied the families of the victims, said that when the last trial was held in July this year, the presiding judge informed him in court that the verdict would be announced on November 11. Today, the family members came to Hualien from all over Taiwan, but the Taiwan Railway was holding a bento festival on a large scale. "It's really hard for us to understand." How can this really affect the family? Does the Taiwan Railway have no ability to reflect on itself? I hope that Wang Guocai, the head of Taiwan’s transportation authority, should punish this matter.
According to Taiwan media reports, on April 2, 2021, when the 408th train of the Taiwan Railway "Taruko" passed through the north exit of the Qingshui Tunnel in Hualien, it collided with the contractor of the Taiwan Railway project, Li Yixiang, Li Yixiang, and the workers who were responsible for the Chinese language, causing a collision with the construction vehicle that slipped off the rails. Eight carriages were seriously damaged, causing 49 deaths and more than 200 injuries.
After investigation and prosecution by the prosecution, the Hualien District Court announced the first instance verdict today. Among the nine defendants, the main defendant Li Yixiang should be executed for 7 years and 10 months for crimes such as negligent death, and a fine of NT$500,000 will be imposed. The crimes of Pan Tangyi, the engineering department of the Hualien Works Department of Taiwan Railway, negligent death, etc., should be executed for 8 years and 10 months, the worst among the nine defendants.
As for the other 7 people, the worker's Chinese is not guilty of being killed by mistake. The crimes of negligent death by Li Jinfu, director of the Land Supervision Bureau, should be executed for 7 years and 2 months; the crimes of negligent death by Zhang Qifucai, a joint land safety and health manager, was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison; the case manager of Zhongyan Consulting, Guo Guozhen, was sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison. Huang Pinghe, the head of Dongxin Construction Company, who borrowed the licence to Li Yixiang, was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison, Huang Wenli, the actual head of Dongxin, was sentenced to evade taxes for evading, and was sentenced to 5 months in prison for forging documents. The merger should be executed for 10 months.
