Taiwan. President, premier condemn violence
The Presidential Office yesterday condemned the outbreak of violence at Wednesday’s pension protest and vowed to continue with its pension reform, while Premier William Lai (賴清德) said the Cabinet could lead legislative efforts to toughen the penalties for assaulting a police officer.
Violent lawbreakers do not represent the nation’s patriotic and loyal soldiers, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said on Wednesday on Facebook, hours after rioters assaulted and injured 68 police officers and 16 journalists at a protest staged by the military veterans’ group 800 Heroes.
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