Hsu Chia-ching resigns as head of the Overseas Community Affairs Council; KMT and TPP demand that prosecutors and the foreign ministry continue investigating
Taiwan's overseas community affairs chief has quit over accusations that her family misused embassy resources, and opposition parties say her exit should not end the probe.
- Hsu Chia-ching resigned as head of the Overseas Community Affairs Council after the Taiwan People's Party accused her family of using diplomatic mission resources for private purposes.
- She denies wasting public money or helping her family, and says she asked for official and judicial investigations herself before stepping down.
- The TPP says she dodged the core questions: her son allegedly posing as an official photographer, her American husband allegedly using an embassy car, and family members attending official events.
- The KMT suspects political timing, arguing President Lai Ching-te pushed her out so the scandal would not drag down the party's Taipei mayoral candidate ahead of the local elections.
- Taipei prosecutors have opened a case, and both opposition parties want the foreign ministry and the anti-corruption agency to keep digging.
Outlook: The criminal investigation continues, and the opposition will press for the findings to be made public as election season heats up.