The Yilan County Magistrate election intensifies, with blue and green candidates fighting each other over the dispute over the lawyer system

The judicial battle in the Yilan County magistrate election is in full swing. Faced with Kuomintang candidate Wu Zongxian's claim today that he "did not attack the lawyer system," DPP candidate Lin Guozhang counterattacked, scolding Wu for allowing the party group to smear him while pretending to be innocent. He is basically "a god and a ghost, and even Jack is not that magical." All speculative actions are seen by the Chinese people, which has angered lawyers across the country and trampled on the bottom line of the rule of law.

Today, Wu Zongxian participated in the 230th anniversary of Wu Shakailan and went to his former residence to pay homage to his ancestors. In a joint interview with the media, he said that he "never attacked the lawyer system" and "I don't understand that Lin Guozhang kept asking him to respond?" Regarding Wu Zongxian's eagerness to cut off, Lin Guozhang choked back. The Kuomintang Legislative Yuan caucus held a press conference to spread dirty water. As a non-district legislator, Wu Zongxian was not aware of it? He also said in an exclusive interview that he did not agree with this technique. Everyone has seen such double-dealing tactics.

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Lin Guozhang emphasized that the four major legal groups, including the All-China Lawyers Federation, the Taipei and Yilan Lawyers Association, and the Taiwan Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, have launched an attack in unison. This is not for him personally, but for the blue camp's attack, which has seriously trampled on the bottom line of the rule of law. Opponent camps with the same legal background have actually taken the lead in confusing the public and maliciously equating defenders with defendants. This kind of smear that destroys the judicial defense line has completely angered lawyers across the country.

Lin Guozhang pointed out that it is natural for the defendant to be punished if he is involved in a crime, but the defender aims to ensure procedural justice and make the verdict convincing. According to Article 31 of the Criminal Procedure Law, even serious cases such as homicide and corruption fall under the category of compulsory defense, and the process must be legal in the presence of a lawyer. There is absolutely no absurd fallacy that undertaking a specific case is equivalent to "unjust" or "not in the public interest."

Yilan mayoral candidate Han Ying, who was also on the stage to express support, fired after another, denounced the blue camp's despicable methods and ruined the election style. She solemnly called on the opponent camp to solemnly apologize to Lin Guozhang and legal professionals across the country, and stop distorting the criminal procedure system to carry out electoral smear campaigns. She also should not unscrupulously insult and trample on the constitutional professional dignity that all legal professionals adhere to for the sake of one party’s electoral gain. Elections should return to sunshine and rationality, and strive for recognition with political opinions and visions, rather than indulging in vicious smears.