TPP whistle-blower platform partner quits projectTERMINATED: The company was under great pressure, TPP spokesman Osmar Hsu said, adding that the party is sorry that ‘corporations are still at the mercy of politics’Staff writer, with CNAThe company working with the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) to operate an independent whistle-blower platform terminated its collaboration yesterday to “prevent further misunderstandings” of the system. Since it was announced on Wednesday, media reports about the third-party system have been “significantly misleading,” Deloitte Taiwan said, adding that the company prides itself on remaining neutral. Taiwan People’s Party spokesman Osmar Hsu holds a news conference in Taipei yesterday. The party was then to launch a probe into any potential illegalities conducted by party executives and expel offenders if it determined such accusations are true, Hsu said. At a separate news conference yesterday, Hsu accused the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of pressuring Deloitte, saying that it should have considered implementing a similar system.

Source: Taipei Times September 14, 2023 20:05 UTC