The female lieutenant was suspected of bullying and committed suicide. The blue camp demanded the truth: “The Defense Minister is not responsible?”

The national army has been facing frequent accidents recently. In the past half month, a female lieutenant surnamed Wang of the 206th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Army Corps was suspected of being bullied and committed suicide by falling off a building, a major surnamed Wu died suddenly of myocardial infarction, and a soldier of the 101st Infantry Brigade of the 10th Army Corps, surnamed Liu, injured himself while on leave, resulting in three deaths. Happened. Defense Minister Gu Lixiong had a heated exchange with legislators during an investigation at the Legislative Yuan the day before yesterday. Yesterday, he softened his stance and confirmed that 206 Brigade Changjiang Shiwen and Political Warfare Director Zhang Ziyu would be transferred and appropriate sanctions would be imposed.Kuomintang Legislatorxue qiaoxin He said that the most basic thing is to improve after the situation is resolved. The Ministry of National Defense will have to explain the responsibility to the family members regarding link failure.

Statistics from the Ministry of National Defense show that cases of self-injury have been increasing in recent years. The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan invited relevant ministries and committees to report on “the handling of cases involving workplace bullying, unfair management, gender equality and self-injury over the past three years, including the status of investigation, follow-up punishment or placement plans.”

If we look at this controversial case related to the defense chief of the Blue Committee, Lieutenant Wang of the 206th Brigade died on the 30th of last month. Since this month, the media have received audio files or statements from family members indicating that the lieutenant may have been threatened. The army’s Sixth Army said in the medium term that it would cooperate with the judicial investigation.

Kuomintang lawmaker Xu Qiaoxin, who received the complaint, raised questions on the matter in the Legislative Yuan the day before yesterday. Gu Lixiong said that Lieutenant Wang complained that he could not adapt when he first became a platoon leader. After adjusting to his work, he sought after-care consultation and medical treatment. However, he was still unable to adapt, and psychological support mechanisms were also involved.

Zhu Qiaoxin questioned Gu Lixiong’s statement as “nonsense”, to which Gu Lixiong responded enthusiastically and loudly, “How can you say I’m talking nonsense? What nonsense am I talking about?” And asked Xu Ying to attack him personally. Xue Qiaoxin retorted that the person involved could no longer speak here. Three lives were lost in half a month. Do you have any conscience? During the Hong Zhongqiu incident, at what position and angle was Gu Lixiong standing? There was a heated argument between the two. Army Chief Chen Jianyi admitted that the internal management of the 206th Brigade indeed had much room for improvement.

Lieutenant Wang’s brother had issued a statement the night before saying he was deeply disappointed by Gu Lixiong’s response to the interrogation. She “put all the blame on her sister,” who as a family member “could not be accepted or tolerated.”

Gu Lixiong also softened his stance yesterday and said that he was deeply saddened by the loss of such a young life and that the counselor had also been involved before the incident. However, the Ministry of National Defense was deeply saddened by the occurrence of such a regrettable incident. Following a military investigation, it was confirmed that there were errors in management and that there was room for improvement in the consultant’s work. Both the brigade commander and the political warfare director of the 206th Brigade will be transferred, and the relevant personnel will be punished.

Xu Qiaoxin responded through Facebook that emergency treatment and remedial measures should basically be taken, but family members and others still have the truth and responsibility.

Chen Yixin, chairman of the Kuomintang Cultural Communication Committee, said that if junior officers are transferred when something goes wrong, shouldn’t the Defense Minister be responsible? During the Hong Zhongqiu incident in 2013, DPP legislators called for human rights in the military and demanded a thorough investigation and accountability, and the Defense Minister resigned. How could the Green Committee, which demanded human rights in the military, not dare to use the same standards to hold Gu Lixiong accountable? Xu Yuzhen, general secretary of the KMT Legislative Yuan Caucus, said this is just the most basic “repair” and should not be used as a stopping point to conceal the truth. If the reporting mechanism fails and the consultation link is ineffective, the Ministry of National Defense will still be the “national defense fabric” of the year. How can parents in Taiwan safely hand over their children to the national army?

Chen Qinglong, general coordinator of the People’s Party Legislative Yuan Caucus, said that Gu Lixiong did not think about self-examination one day, but rushed to make the cut the next day. Is it considered responsible? I hope we can put aside our egos, conduct a thorough investigation and review the results publicly.