By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterVeterans group 800 Heroes yesterday said it would not give in to the Taipei City Government’s demand that the group remove its tents outside the Legislative Yuan and that it would urge its supporters to hold scattered protests in different parts of the city if the tents faced compulsory removal. The tents as of yesterday had been on the sidewalk outside the Legislative Yuan for 401 days to protest the government’s pension reform policies. “We 800 Heroes strongly oppose [the demand] and will fight until the end,” said group commander Wu Chi-liang (吳其樑), a retired army lieutenant general. Wu Sz-huai said the group would mobilize more than 100,000 veterans to take to the streets and protest against the central government and the city government if the tents are removed. However, as the compulsory removal of the tents would require police reinforcements, the office could not confirm when any possible action would be taken.

Source: Taipei Times March 28, 2018 15:56 UTC