Executive Yuan adviser removedBy Cheng Wei-chi, Tsai Ya-hua and Jason Pan / Staff reportersThe Executive Yuan yesterday removed Cabinet adviser Cheng Hung-huei (鄭宏輝) from his role after he was accused of sexual harassing a woman two years ago. Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) said that he ordered a gender equality probe committee to investigate the allegations. Taipei City Councilor Yu Shu-hui of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNAYu said that the woman told her Cheng allegedly unzipped his pants and asked the woman to perform oral sex on him. “Yu’s accusations from an anonymous source are to assassinate my character and attract media attention for her own political benefit,” he said.
