Lawmaker, Official Clash over Grand Justice Vacancies
The dispute centers on whether President Lai must keep naming replacements after lawmakers rejected 14 nominees and the court remained short-staffed.
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Lawmaker, Presidential Office chief clash over grand justice vacancies
Taipei, May 21 (CNA) Opposition Kuomintang Legislator Weng Hsiao-ling (翁曉玲) and Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Men-an (潘孟安) traded barbs Thursday over prolonged vacancies on Taiwan's Constitutional Court that have left the body severely understaffed for more than 18 months.
KMT legislator Ong Hsiao-ling criticized President Lai Ching-te today for failing to nominate any new Grand Justices, a position that has remained vacant for over a year and a half. Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Meng-an stated that the president has already nominated 14 legal professionals twice, all of whom were rejected by the Legislative Yuan. He questioned, "Should we send them again?" The two sides exchanged words. Afterwards, h…
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