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President calls for security personnel to maintain neutrality

ROC Central News Agency

2008-01-21 16:28:32

    Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian on Monday called on scurity service personnel who are in charge of protecting the presidential and vice presidential candidates for the March 22 presidential election, to maintain strict neutrality. "The security service personnel should be strictly neutral and have a high sense of discipline. They should not engage in any other work other than their security duty to uphold their professional image," the president said.

    Chen made the remarks while presiding over the formation ceremony of the 90 security service officers after they completed their intensive training courses.

    The security officers will be divided into two groups with 45 members each. Only the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and the main opposition Kuomintang are qualified to field presidential tickets for the upcoming election.

    Presidential and vice presidential candidates will be entitled to special protection by security service personnel after they register their candidacy. Candidacy registration will begin Saturday.

    At the ceremony, Chen was accompanied by his Deputy Secretary General Chen Chi-mai, Central Election Commission Chairman Chang Cheng-hsiung, and National Security Bureau Director Shi Hwei-yow.

(By Lilian Wu)

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