By Sean Lin / Staff reporterA motion sponsored by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative caucus to have its “anti-annexation” bill proceed to a second reading was struck down yesterday, sealing its fate. The motion was filed at a legislative plenary session and put to a vote after the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus objected. As the current legislative session is to conclude at the end of this month, the bill is unlikely to be passed in the session. The DPP caucus, which proposed the amendments, said that the rules had infringed on personal freedom and contradicted the Constitution, which says that authorities must follow due legal procedure when detaining people. The amendment would lengthen the statute of limitations and the legal period to enforce punishment for people who have taken flight after having been charged with or convicted of crimes covered by the code.
