Hsu Jui-hsi Wins Lawsuit Against TPP to Confirm Party Membership

Central News

(CNA, Reporter Lin Chang-shun, Taipei, 23rd) Former Public Television Service (PTS) board member Hsu Jui-hsi, who was ranked 17th on the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) at-large legislator list, issued a statement on Facebook in August 2024 announcing her withdrawal from the TPP. However, she later claimed that she had never formally expressed an intent to withdraw and filed a lawsuit to confirm her party membership. The Taipei District Court ruled in Hsu's favor today; the decision can be appealed.

Hsu Jui-hsi was placed 17th on the TPP's at-large legislator list for the 2024 general election based on her experience as the "Chairperson of the Taiwan Foreign Workers Development Association." Because she was still a PTS board member at the time, she faced public scrutiny over potential violations of the Public Television Act, and later resigned from the boards of both PTS and CTS.

On August 24, 2024, Hsu published a statement on Facebook saying she discovered that former legislator Huang Shan-shan had acted as a legal agent for a consortium intermediary, thereby enabling the exploitation of migrant workers, and even spearheaded related proposals. Hsu stated this severely clashed with her stance on fighting for migrant workers' rights, prompting her to withdraw from the TPP and wishing the party a quick recovery from its storms. Huang Shan-shan responded via a statement that Hsu's claims were not factual. The TPP subsequently revoked Hsu's party membership at the end of that year.

Hsu later argued that she never formally conveyed her intention to withdraw to the TPP, and that her statement did not meet the party charter's formal requirements, leading her to file a lawsuit with the Taipei District Court to confirm her membership. (Edited by: Lung Po-an) 1150423