Reported 10 months ago
During the review of the Parliamentary Empowerment Act reconsideration case by the Legislative Yuan's full committee, Minister of Justice Cheng Ming-Qian attended to explain that the investigative power after the revision violates the rulings of Judicial Yuan No. 325 and No. 585, as it must observe the separation of powers and constitutional boundaries. Minister of National Defense Koo Tzu-hsiung also expressed concerns that if legislators can directly exercise investigative powers over the military, it might severely compromise classified information. DPP legislator Tsai Yi-yu mentioned that according to Ruling No. 585, parliamentary investigative powers are meant to supplement the deficiencies in legislators' document review rights, allowing them to summon relevant government or private individuals for questioning and enforce administrative penalties for non-cooperation. However, there were unresolved conflicts between parliamentary investigative powers and executive privileges, as well as uncertainties regarding the newly introduced 'Contempt of Parliament Offense' in the Criminal Code.
Source: YAHOO