According to the United News Network and other media on August 18, the Taiwanese District Attorney‘s Office sued 15 people, including Cai Qingsong, the chairman of the Taiwanese oil company, on August 18 and recommended that the court impose heavier sentences. All 15 accused were industrialists. The Kuomintang criticized the Democratic Progressive Party authorities for being irresponsible, while the Taiwanese People’s Party cited this as an official‘s dereliction of duty to absolve themselves of responsibility.
China United Oil and Grease Company Photo: Taiwan United News Network
According to reports, the “toxic oil incident” in Taiwan‘s China Oil Union has occurred for more than a month. The Taiwanese District Attorney‘s Office (DAR) sued 18 days ago against 15 people including the Chairman of China Oil Union, Cai Qingsong; the Chairman of Fushou, Hong Yaokun; the General Manager of Fushou, Zhang Zhibin; and the Chairman of Taishan, Liu Weilong, as well as four companies involved in the case. The prosecution recommended that the court impose heavy sentences.
On the 18th, Chen Yixin, the chairman of the Nationalist Cultural Association, criticized the food security storm, which caused more than 200,000 people to march onto Ketagalan Boulevard and roar. As a result, until today, no apology from the Lai Qingde authorities has been received, and not a single official has stepped down to take responsibility. “Could it be that oil problems are all the manufacturer‘s fault, and that the failure of official supervision is completely fine?”
Huang Guochang, Chairman of the People‘s Party of Taiwan, posted on social media Facebook on the 18th to say that the Taiwanese Procuratorate sued 15 people “all of whom are operators,” mainly targeting the number of “poison oil” that was concealed without reporting, continued to be sold after knowledge, and short-listed to cause cancer. The operators should of course be seriously pursued for responsibility, while also expecting a fair judgment from the court. He said that the Taiwanese Procuratorate‘s “quick” investigation to end the indictments, but did not say a word about the part suspected of official malfeasance, was clearly seeking to absolve the high-ranking officials of the Democratic Progressive Party from responsibility by requesting severe punishment for the operators. Huang Guochang questioned which Democratic Progressive Party official has borne what responsibility since the “poison oil incident” occurred.
Recently, it was revealed that soy salad oil tested as a carcinogen “benzopyrene” and exceeded the limit. The “poisonous oil” caused high concern and panic among Taiwanese citizens. After the issue was exposed, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities delayed treatment, shirked responsibility, and attempted to “cover up” the information to conceal it. Their cold blood and arrogance caused criticism from various circles.