NHRC report clears Lin Shui-chuanBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday released its first report, clearing pioneer democracy advocate and former Taipei City councilor Lin Shui-chuan (林水泉), who was imprisoned by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). NHRC Chairwoman Chen Chu (陳菊) said Lin ran as an independent candidate for Taipei City councilor in 1960, but in 1961 the KMT branded him a “hoodlum,” and imprisoned him without due judicial process. From left, National Human Rights Commission Deputy Chairman Kao Yung-cheng, Chairwoman Chen Chu and Commissioner Chang Chu-fang announce a report on pioneering democracy advocate and former Taipei City councilor Lin Shui-chuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo courtesy of the National Human Rights Commission via CNALin had the courage to criticize the KMT government for supressing people’s rights, Chen said. The NHRC’s investigation was completed in April, and Lin had been informed of its findings, but the report was not released due to a local COVID-19 outbreak.

Source: Taipei Times July 14, 2021 15:56 UTC