By Lee Hsin-fang and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNATransitional Justice Commission Acting Chairwoman Yang Tsui (楊翠) yesterday said that the commission is shifting its attention to declassifying documents and dealing with authoritarian symbols. When asked to identify the commission’s main challenges, Yang said that the bureaucratic instinct toward secrecy remains a difficulty during historical reconstruction and declassification efforts. The commission frequently has to negotiate with governmental agencies for access to documents in a less-censored form, she said. As she is a descendent of novelist Yang Kui (楊逵), who was jailed for 12 years for political crimes, it was deeply gratifying to see Huang at the ceremony, Yang said. Born in Taichung during the Japanese colonial era, Huang served as a volunteer soldier in the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Source: Taipei Times May 31, 2019 15:56 UTC