Press Release Condemning the Government of Taiwan (the Republic of China) for the Abuse of Former President Chen Shui-bian

24 November, 2018

【新聞稿】譴責中華民國政府虐待陳前總統水扁先生

2018年11月24日

In response to reports in the Taiwanese media that “A-bian voted for the first time in 10 years, but did not vote for his son, Chen Chih-chung,” the Republic of Harvest condemns the authorities of the Republic of China. It must be noted that former President Chen Shui-bian suffers from mental illnesses, including tremors, a stutter, and suicidal tendencies; voting is an extremely mentally and physically taxing activity. The government of the Republic of China has disregarded former President Chen’s contributions to Taiwan’s democracy and neglected his health—a truly reprehensible act. We hereby call on the Legislative Yuan to propose amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of China and the Election and Recall of Public Officials Act, so that former President Chen and others with similar medical conditions are treated as persons under guardianship and barred from exercising their political rights. This will prevent further psychological trauma and ensure they are unable to make choices based on their own free will.

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針對臺灣媒體報導「阿扁10年來第一次投票 但沒有投給兒子陳致中 https://udn.com/news/story/10958/3499093」乙事，我國對中華民國當局予以譴責。須知陳前總統水扁先生有手抖、口吃、想自殺之精神疾病，投票是十分勞神傷腦的事情，中華民國政府竟罔顧陳前總統對於臺灣民主之貢獻，棄其健康於不顧，實不足取。茲呼籲立法院提案修訂中華民國憲法、公職人員選舉罷免法，將陳前總統此類病患視同受監護宣告者，不得行使參政權，避免其精神受創，且無法依據自由意識作出選擇。