Green: Division Chief Mistakenly Sprayed Pepper Spray But Scolded DPP; Huang Kuo-chang Should Apologize
Following police confirmation that Ko Wen-je was pepper-sprayed due to a division chief's accidental discharge, the DPP criticized the TPP and Huang Kuo-chang for false accusations and demanded an apology.
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- 📰 Published: April 20, 2026 at 16:44
- 🔍 Collected: April 20, 2026 at 17:01 (17 min after Published)
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Taipei, April 20 (CNA) The Taichung City Police Bureau announced today the investigation results for the case where former Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ko Wen-je was allegedly pepper-sprayed at Feng Chia Night Market. The investigation found that Division Chief Zhou Junming of the Sixth Precinct mistakenly sprayed pepper spray towards the ground, and it drifted due to the wind. Zhou Junming received a demerit and was transferred. The DPP today issued a press release. DPP spokesperson Wu Tseng stated that the entire TPP, without waiting for the truth to be clarified, first fiercely criticized the DPP and President Lai Ching-te, only for it to be a major blunder afterward. He called Huang Kuo-chang the biggest source of societal division and demanded an immediate apology for defamation and slander.
Wu Tseng emphasized that before the police investigation results were released, Huang Kuo-chang made bold claims, attempting to frame the DPP and President Lai, even stating, 'Lai Ching-te speaks of unity, but his actions show otherwise' and 'the SOP is clear: find some people to cause trouble with specific behaviors.' He accused Huang Kuo-chang of misrepresenting the division chief's accidental spray as the DPP causing trouble, calling it full of lies and malicious intent.
Wu Tseng stressed that recently, from the Kuomintang Vice Chairman Li Qianlong's tracker incident, where the KMT refused to report the case and instead smeared the DPP, only to be proven by the police to be a lost-and-found device, to the TPP's pepper spray incident of falsely accusing the DPP and causing a major blunder, it is evident that the blue-white alliance is attempting to replicate the 'foot rice' incident by attacking the ruling party with rumors, slander, and false accusations. The blue-white camp are the true perpetrators of confrontation and societal division. (Editor: Su Chih-tsung) 1150420
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Wu Tseng emphasized that before the police investigation results were released, Huang Kuo-chang made bold claims, attempting to frame the DPP and President Lai, even stating, 'Lai Ching-te speaks of unity, but his actions show otherwise' and 'the SOP is clear: find some people to cause trouble with specific behaviors.' He accused Huang Kuo-chang of misrepresenting the division chief's accidental spray as the DPP causing trouble, calling it full of lies and malicious intent.
Wu Tseng stressed that recently, from the Kuomintang Vice Chairman Li Qianlong's tracker incident, where the KMT refused to report the case and instead smeared the DPP, only to be proven by the police to be a lost-and-found device, to the TPP's pepper spray incident of falsely accusing the DPP and causing a major blunder, it is evident that the blue-white alliance is attempting to replicate the 'foot rice' incident by attacking the ruling party with rumors, slander, and false accusations. The blue-white camp are the true perpetrators of confrontation and societal division. (Editor: Su Chih-tsung) 1150420
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