DPP: Huang Kuo-chang Refuses to Apologize for Pepper Spray Incident, Creating Division
The DPP criticized TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang for refusing to apologize for baselessly accusing the DPP after former TPP Chairman Ko Wen-je was accidentally pepper-sprayed by a police chief.
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- 📰 Published: April 22, 2026 at 14:52
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(Central News Agency, reporter Yeh Su-ping, Taipei, 22nd) The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said today that former Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je was pepper-sprayed at Fengchia Night Market. The investigation proved it was an accidental spray by Taichung City Police Department's Sixth Precinct Chief Chou Chun-ming. TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang's refusal to apologize for his false accusations raises questions about whether he intends to continue creating division in society, provoking supporters' emotions, and thereby tearing Taiwanese society apart.
The DPP issued a press release in which DPP spokesperson Wu Cheng stated that before the investigation results were out, Huang Kuo-chang used baseless claims like "DPP's SOP" to smear the DPP and President Lai Ching-te; the investigation results proved that this case was an accidental spray by Taichung City Police Department's Sixth Precinct Chief Chou Chun-ming, yet Huang Kuo-chang still refuses to apologize for the false accusations.
Wu Cheng said that Huang Kuo-chang's behavior of "treating rumor-mongering as oversight and smearing as political achievement" not only severely deviates from the facts but is also a blatant trampling on Taiwan's democratic rule of law.
Wu Cheng expressed that Ko Wen-je has publicly stated multiple times, "If you say something wrong, just admit it and apologize, don't stubbornly argue." For such a simple principle, why can't Huang Kuo-chang apologize for his erroneous remarks to this day, and even after the facts were exposed, continue to stubbornly argue without a hint of shame.
Wu Cheng questioned whether Huang Kuo-chang's refusal to apologize is to continue creating division in society, provoking supporters' emotions, and thereby tearing Taiwanese society apart; as a political party leader, Huang Kuo-chang should demonstrate basic political integrity and honesty, stop hiding behind political rhetoric, and immediately apologize publicly for the malicious remarks smearing the DPP. Do not let "rationality, science, pragmatism" degenerate into the TPP's slogan to deceive the public, stop tearing Taiwan apart with rumors, and return to the normal track of rational oversight.
The DPP issued a press release in which DPP spokesperson Wu Cheng stated that before the investigation results were out, Huang Kuo-chang used baseless claims like "DPP's SOP" to smear the DPP and President Lai Ching-te; the investigation results proved that this case was an accidental spray by Taichung City Police Department's Sixth Precinct Chief Chou Chun-ming, yet Huang Kuo-chang still refuses to apologize for the false accusations.
Wu Cheng said that Huang Kuo-chang's behavior of "treating rumor-mongering as oversight and smearing as political achievement" not only severely deviates from the facts but is also a blatant trampling on Taiwan's democratic rule of law.
Wu Cheng expressed that Ko Wen-je has publicly stated multiple times, "If you say something wrong, just admit it and apologize, don't stubbornly argue." For such a simple principle, why can't Huang Kuo-chang apologize for his erroneous remarks to this day, and even after the facts were exposed, continue to stubbornly argue without a hint of shame.
Wu Cheng questioned whether Huang Kuo-chang's refusal to apologize is to continue creating division in society, provoking supporters' emotions, and thereby tearing Taiwanese society apart; as a political party leader, Huang Kuo-chang should demonstrate basic political integrity and honesty, stop hiding behind political rhetoric, and immediately apologize publicly for the malicious remarks smearing the DPP. Do not let "rationality, science, pragmatism" degenerate into the TPP's slogan to deceive the public, stop tearing Taiwan apart with rumors, and return to the normal track of rational oversight.