The DPP Legislative Yuan Caucus calls on Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan to clarify the Ximending gay bar search incident

The day before yesterday afternoon, Taipei City conducted a raid on Commander D., a gay bar in Ximending. The law enforcement process was rough, and there were even reports that the police used insulting and discriminatory words to attack people. The Democratic Progressive Party Legislative Yuan caucus today called on police law enforcement to also abide by the law and should also comply with the principles of proportionality and minimal intrusion. It called on Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan and the Taipei City Government to fully clarify the law enforcement basis and procedures for this search, interrogation and bringing back people, and restore the code to give an explanation to Taipei citizens.

Zhuang Ruixiong, secretary-general of the caucus, said that every city in Taiwan from Taipei to Taiwan, especially the capital, should be a friendly city. It is the police's right and responsibility to investigate illegal acts in accordance with the law and follow legal procedures. However, many flaws have emerged this time, the most important of which involves the fact that for people with any sexual orientation or physical or mental disabilities, the police should not use their sexual orientation or physical or mental disabilities as an object of ridicule when enforcing the law.

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Zhuang Ruixiong mentioned that as the mayor of the capital, Jiang Wanan responded quickly this time and had great considerations for the election. In the past, Jiang Wanan was slow to catch mice and his food safety investigations were also criticized. This time the police took away so many people at once. The relevant legal basis should be clearly explained. There is currently a lot of room for review.

"Jiang Wanan should learn more about the whole incident!" Zhuang Ruixiong believes that now the frontline police officers have secret recorders on duty, and the city government can take out the relevant law enforcement processes and restore them, and review what needs to be reviewed. It is very hard for frontline police officers to perform their duties. I hope Jiang Wanan can give an explanation to the citizens of Taipei as to whether their duty methods should be more sophisticated.

Fan Yun, secretary-general of the Communist Youth League, emphasized that this incident has attracted a lot of attention on the Internet in the past two days and made many people angry. The main reason is that Taiwan’s gay community has long faced a history of improper inspections, being taken away, and stigmatization, which has made the gay community feel uneasy. Taiwan has approved same-sex marriage, and Taipei City has long been considered a gay-friendly city. How the government treats the people and whether the police have improperly enforced the law must be carefully reviewed by the Taipei City Police, and the Chiang Kai-shek City Government should also give an explanation.

She emphasized that she absolutely respects the police's handling of cases in accordance with the law, but police law enforcement must also abide by the law and should also comply with the principles of proportionality and minimal infringement. She calls on the Taipei City Government to completely clarify the law enforcement basis and procedures for this search, interrogation, and bringing back people. It must not stop at punishing one police officer or ending with an apology from an individual police officer. All law enforcement should respect gender diversity and people with disabilities, abide by procedural justice, and avoid discrimination. These are the basic rights of all citizens.