TPP chairman’s selective amnesiaBy John ChengIn the wake of former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je’s (柯文哲) conviction, Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) has offered a predictable counter: the verdict is not legal, but political — an orchestrated campaign by a supposed “party-prosecutor-media-court” alliance. His doctoral research focused on civil procedure and evidentiary standards — the mechanics of how courts weigh evidence, test facts and uphold due process. Huang is free — indeed obligated — to criticize the judgement on its merits: challenge the interpretation of law, the weighing of evidence or the court’s reasoning. For a legal academic of his caliber, this is a choice. Taiwan’s democracy deserves better than convenient amnesia from those who once promised to bolster it.

Source: Taipei Times April 05, 2026 17:45 UTC