Taipei City : A fight in the Taiwanese parliament
Taiwan’s parliament heats up over new bill introduced There was also an exchange of blows in Parliament.
It is said that if the bill is passed, it will be possible to disprove the allegations of former Taiwanese President Chen Shui Bian, who has been convicted of corruption.
Former President Chen Shui Bian has been convicted of corruption, including embezzlement of public funds, and a Taiwanese court has sentenced him to life in prison and fined him $ 6 million.
Unrest erupted as a group of opposition MPs stormed the podium carrying placards and loudspeakers to prevent a third reading of the bill.
It is reported that a member of the Democratic People’s Party was slightly injured due to the exchange of blows.
Taiwanese opposition Kuomintang MPs say President Xi Jinping has taken advantage of the outbreak to introduce a “state secret spending bill” in parliament.
The bill states that the executive president is not guilty of using public funds.
(Al Jazeera)
