Probe urged for alleged use of excessive force by policeBy Hsieh Chun-lin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerNew Power Party (NPP) Legislator Chiu Hsien-chih (邱顯智) yesterday called for an independent investigation into allegations that police used excessive force during a protest in Taipei on Friday. The Railway Bureau on Tuesday last week began tearing down the three remaining homes that stood in the way of a planned railway relocation project. Students clash with police in front of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in Taipei on Friday. The National Human Rights Committee had on Aug. 1 discussed whether to investigate the railway relocation project, Chiu added. “Is that not a clear violation of human rights and the principle of proportionality?” she asked.

Source: Taipei Times October 19, 2020 15:56 UTC