Prosecutors charge Lien Tai-sheng over KTV fireSIX OTHERS: Prosecutors said that a search of Cashbox Partyworld offices found a key document authorizing operations amid repairs was stamped with Lien’s chopsBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterTaipei prosecutors yesterday indicted media mogul Lien Tai-sheng (練台生) and six others over a fire on April 26 that killed six people and injured 67 at a Cashbox Partyworld KTV in Taipei. Police escort Cashbox Partyworld Co chairman Lien Tai-sheng, left, in Taipei in an undated photograph. Photo: Chen Wei-tzu, Taipei TimesLien is chairman of Cashbox Partyworld Co and owner of Tee Kuang International Co, which leased the building to the KTV operator. “The executives continued operating the KTV business while the repair work was ongoing, instead of closing down,” prosecutors said. The executives and site managers were negligent in their responsibilities to monitor and supervise the repair work, and they failed to conform to bylaws on fire prevention, prosecutors said.

Source: Taipei Times October 08, 2020 15:56 UTC