Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "2024 Taiwanese constitutional controversy" in English language version.
...KMT and the TPP had voted last month in committee, where bills are usually reviewed and discussed, to take their versions of the bills directly to a floor vote without clause-by-clause deliberation, and left the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) proposed bills in the committee...
...convene investigatory committees and hearings that can summon those involved in various matters to provide testimony and materials. In addition, the scope of those subject to such a summons would also be expanded to include private entities. Those who refuse, procrastinate, conceal, or provide false statements to the Legislature's demand for an investigation, questioning, and access to documents would be fined or dealt with...
The amendment aims to place tighter restrictions on those questioned in the Legislature, stating that they cannot "reverse-question," without defining the term.
The Judicial Yuan, which oversees the Constitutional Court, said on Tuesday a preparatory hearing was scheduled for July 10 and that stakeholders would be summoned to the court to present their views.
...with the China-leaning opposition attempting to ram through a set of bills that lawyers and critics consider a power grab...
...出席聽證會的政府人員證言為虛偽陳述者，由主席或質詢委員提議，出席委員5人以上連署或附議，經院會決議，移送彈劾或懲戒，並依法追訴其刑事責任。
...DPP vowed to seek a constitutional interpretation...Legislative Yuan yesterday passed bills...They also criminalize contempt of the legislature by government officials, and made changes to the Criminal Code that would impose a fine of up to NT$200,000 and jail time of up to one year for public officials who lie during a legislative hearing...The DPP has pledged to seek a constitutional review. "There will be two violations of the Constitution," DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) said on Monday, adding that they were procedural and substantive contraventions.
Judicial Reform Foundation yesterday urged...halt the Legislative Yuan proceedings immediately on the grounds that...could be illegal and unconstitutional...Amendments regarding powers of inquiry were too vague, failing to provide legal bases for procedures summoning individuals to give testimony, it said, adding that the amendments regarding an individual refusing to testify were also vague. Amendments that said individuals attending a testimony hearing could ask for, per agreement of the Legislative Speaker, legal counsel or professional aid was procedurally flawed and infringed on a person's right to legal representation...
The Constitutional Court also ruled against the opposition-backed "contempt of the Legislature" act... In addition, the court ruled against new legislative powers to investigate government officials.
The court said it decided to approve the injunction because there was a possibility the amendments disrupted the balance of power between different bodies, as stipulated by the Constitution, per CNA. A full-day hearing about the constitutionality issue was scheduled for Aug. 6, but no date for a final court ruling has been set.
A move by the KMT and its ally, the TPP, to quickly pass the controversial bill...Moreover, they would not be allowed to "reverse-question," an unclearly defined term that probably refers to some manner of speaking back against questioning, which would be punished by a fine of 200,000 Taiwanese dollars...
...DPP vowed to seek a constitutional interpretation...Legislative Yuan yesterday passed bills...They also criminalize contempt of the legislature by government officials, and made changes to the Criminal Code that would impose a fine of up to NT$200,000 and jail time of up to one year for public officials who lie during a legislative hearing...The DPP has pledged to seek a constitutional review. "There will be two violations of the Constitution," DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) said on Monday, adding that they were procedural and substantive contraventions.
The Constitutional Court also ruled against the opposition-backed "contempt of the Legislature" act... In addition, the court ruled against new legislative powers to investigate government officials.
...KMT and the TPP had voted last month in committee, where bills are usually reviewed and discussed, to take their versions of the bills directly to a floor vote without clause-by-clause deliberation, and left the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) proposed bills in the committee...
...with the China-leaning opposition attempting to ram through a set of bills that lawyers and critics consider a power grab...
Judicial Reform Foundation yesterday urged...halt the Legislative Yuan proceedings immediately on the grounds that...could be illegal and unconstitutional...Amendments regarding powers of inquiry were too vague, failing to provide legal bases for procedures summoning individuals to give testimony, it said, adding that the amendments regarding an individual refusing to testify were also vague. Amendments that said individuals attending a testimony hearing could ask for, per agreement of the Legislative Speaker, legal counsel or professional aid was procedurally flawed and infringed on a person's right to legal representation...
...convene investigatory committees and hearings that can summon those involved in various matters to provide testimony and materials. In addition, the scope of those subject to such a summons would also be expanded to include private entities. Those who refuse, procrastinate, conceal, or provide false statements to the Legislature's demand for an investigation, questioning, and access to documents would be fined or dealt with...
...出席聽證會的政府人員證言為虛偽陳述者，由主席或質詢委員提議，出席委員5人以上連署或附議，經院會決議，移送彈劾或懲戒，並依法追訴其刑事責任。
The amendment aims to place tighter restrictions on those questioned in the Legislature, stating that they cannot "reverse-question," without defining the term.
A move by the KMT and its ally, the TPP, to quickly pass the controversial bill...Moreover, they would not be allowed to "reverse-question," an unclearly defined term that probably refers to some manner of speaking back against questioning, which would be punished by a fine of 200,000 Taiwanese dollars...
The Judicial Yuan, which oversees the Constitutional Court, said on Tuesday a preparatory hearing was scheduled for July 10 and that stakeholders would be summoned to the court to present their views.
The court said it decided to approve the injunction because there was a possibility the amendments disrupted the balance of power between different bodies, as stipulated by the Constitution, per CNA. A full-day hearing about the constitutionality issue was scheduled for Aug. 6, but no date for a final court ruling has been set.
