Tsai accepts Presidential Office spokesman’s exitStaff writer, with CNAPresident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday approved the resignation of Presidential Office spokesman Ting Yun-kung (丁允恭) following reports about his private life in local media. Ting in a statement earlier in the day said that he had submitted his resignation and it had been accepted by the president. Ting apologized for the trouble the scandal has caused his superiors and everyone concerned, adding that his actions have betrayed the public’s expectations. Former Presidential Office spokesman Ting Yun-kung speaks at a news conference at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei in an undated photograph. The ex-girlfriend said they had sex several times in his Kaohsiung office during work hours, the magazine reported.

Source: Taipei Times September 09, 2020 15:56 UTC