MOJ censured for mishandling intelligence agent's case
ROC Central News Agency
2010/08/11 21:02:00
Taipei, Aug. 11 (CNA) The Control Yuan censured the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) on Wednesday over a delay in processing a request to help a former Taiwanese intelligence agent receive medical leave from a Chinese prison.
Wang Chang-yung suffered a stroke while imprisoned in China on Dec. 20, 2009, and his family wanted him to receive medical treatment in Taiwan under a cross-strait judicial cooperation agreement.
The Ministry of Justice received the application on Dec. 25 and issued a "very urgent" reply to the family on Jan. 18, 2010 asking for a consent letter signed by Wang himself to process the document.
Wang had died of complications from the stroke on Jan. 5.
The Ministry of Justice said in a press release that there was no information regarding Wang's critical condition in the application.
The Control Yuan, however, said that the family had attached a notice of critical illness issued by a hospital in Putian in Fujian Province, China on Dec. 21, 2009.
In the correction report, the Control Yuan said the Ministry of Justice overlooked the importance of the matter and later attempted to cover up its mistake.
(by Sophia Yeh and Nancy Liu)
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