MND censured for illegal promotion of generals
ROC Central News Agency
2010/08/19 19:53:48
Taipei, Aug. 19 (CNA) The Control Yuan censured the Ministry of National Defense Thursday for promoting as many as 124 generals without following normal standards during the tenures of eight defense ministers between 1994 and 2009.
The National Defense and Information Committee of the highest watchdog body approved a proposal by members Lee Ping-nan, Yu Teng Fang and Huang Huang-hsiung to censure the ministry for failing to stick to regulations governing the promotion of generals during the period.
The three yuan members in their investigative report confirmed allegations that "there were officers getting promoted through illegal means, which included paying bribes."
The reports said the 124 generals who got promoted not in compliance with regulations represented 13.63 percent of the total number of generals promoted during the period.
Lee Jye, who served as defense minister between May 2004 and May 2007, promoted the highest number of generals not in conformity with standards, at 35. He was followed by Tang Yiau-min (February 2002-May 2004) at 22; former Defense Minister Wu Shih-wen (May 2000-January 2002) at 18; Chiang Chung-ling (December 1994-February 1999) and Lee Tien-yu (May 2007-February 2008) , each at 15; Tsai Ming-shian (February-May 2008) at 12; Tang Fei (February 1999-May 2000) at six; and Chen Chao-min (May 2008-September 2009) at one.
Tsai, the last defense minister under the administration of former President Chen Shui-bian and whose tenure was less than three months, had the highest ratio of inadequate promotion of generals, with four per month.
The Control Yuan, however, failed to mete out any punishment for the former ministers for the serious offenses, although there were discussions among the members on the issue. (By Sofia Yeh & Bear Lee) ENDITEM/J
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