Unlock identities of political oppressors: associationBy Lu Yi-hsuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Taiwan Association of University Professors on Monday urged President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to order intelligence units to open to victims of political oppression or their kin the files on their oppressors so that they might know their names and identity. Shielding these people is tantamount to letting the perpetrators escape justice, the group said. All information given to the Transitional Justice Commission has had the names of individuals involved redacted or omitted, contravening the Act on Promoting Transitional Justice (促進轉型正義條例), association chairman Hsu Wen-tang (許文堂) told a news conference in Taipei. Only by delivering justice to the victims or their surviving kin can wounds be healed and lead to forgiveness, the association said. Leaving files classified and shielding the informants’ identities prevent true reconciliation, Fan said, adding that victims or surviving kin should have full access to the files.

Source: Taipei Times May 14, 2021 15:56 UTC