KMT complains about cameras‘POLICE STATE’: The lack of CCTV devices outside the DPP office down the corridor suggests the installation was politically motivated, KMT Legislator Alex Fai saidBy Chen Yun, Shih Hsiao-kuang and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday accused the government of conducting “surveillance of the opposition” after the installation of CCTV cameras in front of its office in the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. KMT Legislator Alex Fai (費鴻泰) told a conference outside the legislative chamber that the cameras — which have facial recognition and sound recording capabilities — were installed without the caucus’ assent. You asked Legislative Yuan Secretary-General Lin Chih-chia (林志嘉) to halt installations until the matter is looked into and a report is delivered within 10 days. Cameras were installed in 2012 following a request by the KMT caucus, which at the time was concerned about possible break-ins at office, Lin said. The KMT caucus is free to sign a statement that it does not wish the installation to continue, he said.

Source: Taipei Times April 23, 2021 15:56 UTC