According to Taiwanese media reports "President of the Supreme Administrative Court" Lan Xianlin is about to retire. The Tsai Office announced yesterday that the current "President of the Supreme Administrative Court" Wu Minghong was taken over as the head, and Wu Minghong is the husband of Tsai Ing-wen's cousin Lin Meizhu. Kuomintang Chairman Jiang Qichen said that Tsai Ing-wen’s special appointment with Wu Minghong is difficult to convince the people of fairness and justice of the court, which triggers the autocratic association of "family and worldly". What’s even more regrettable is that it will deepen the people’s sense of distrust of the court, and make the improvement of the image of the court and the results of judicial reform go into vain.
Jiang Qichen said that before Tsai Ing-wen took office in May this year, as the chairman of the largest opposition party, he told Tsai Ing-wen the direction of governance that the people are concerned about with. According to the investigation by the Kuomintang at that time, the most serious problem with the Tsai administration's governance in the past four years was "judicial reform."
Jiang Qichen said that Tsai Ing-wen was proud of her legal background and held a "Judicial Reform Conference" in 2016, and delivered a 153-page result report, but four years later, she only got a "death" score in the hearts of the people.
Jiang Qichen pointed out that Tsai Ing-wen specially appointed Wu Minghong as the president of the "Supreme Administrative Court" yesterday. The "Supreme Administrative Court" plays the role of "final appeal". The "Administrative Court" deals with disputes between the "people" and the "government". This is a sensitive position for the Tsai administration and should be held by people who are credible, fair and just in society.
Jiang Qichen said that, after media verified, Wu Minghong was Tsai Ing-wen's cousin's brother-in-law. Although Wu Minghong had a complete experience, he was by no means the only candidate in Taiwan. If he appoints his cousin's wife as the president of the "Supreme Administrative Court", he will be the chief trial of the lawsuit between the "government" and the "people", it will be difficult for the people to believe in the fairness and justice of the court, and cause people to arouse the autocratic association of "family and the world".
Jiang Qichen said that it is even more regrettable that it will deepen the distrust of the court, and also allow the authorities to invest manpower and material resources over the years to enhance the image of the court and the results of judicial reform to be put into use.
Jiang Qichen said that no matter how hard Tsai Ing-wen strives to reform the judicial system, it cannot withstand an obvious flaw. It is the legal responsibility and obligation of the leaders of Taiwan. Tsai Ing-wen's four-year efforts have only received the score of "death". This appointment of Tsai Ing-wen should respect public opinion and consider it carefully.
