Lee Chen-hsiu''s Request to Suspend Execution Against CEC Rejected by Court Due to Lack of Administrative Appeal

Central News Agency (Reporter Liu Shih-yi, Taipei, 6th) Lee Chen-hsiu, a spouse from mainland China, was dissatisfied with the Central Election Commission''s (CEC) letter to the Legislative Yuan to revoke her legislative membership and announce Hsu Chung-hsin as her replacement. She filed a request with the court to suspend the execution. The court today ruled that Lee Chen-hsiu had not followed the administrative appeal procedure, lacked the necessity of rights protection, and therefore rejected her request. An appeal can be filed. Former Taiwan People''s Party (TPP) legislator and mainland Chinese spouse Lee Chen-hsiu was embroiled in controversy over her nationality and legislative qualifications. The TPP''s Central Review Committee decided on April 13 to expel Lee Chen-hsiu from the party. The CEC then sent a letter to the Legislative Yuan to revoke Lee Chen-hsiu''s membership and announced on April 15 that Hsu Chung-hsin, also from the TPP, would fill the vacancy (the original disposition). Lee Chen-hsiu was dissatisfied with the original disposition and the subsequent ''administrative actions'' taken by the Legislative Yuan based on the original disposition, which ''notified Lee Chen-hsiu of the loss of her legislative qualifications.'' Without administrative appeal, she filed an administrative lawsuit against the CEC and the Legislative Yuan (Taipei High Administrative Court Case No. 115 Su Zi No. 510). She also argued that her term as a legislator was limited, and if she waited for the lawsuit to be finalized, her term might have already expired, posing an urgent danger. Therefore, she requested to suspend the execution of the original disposition. After receiving the case, the Taipei High Administrative Court today rejected the request to suspend execution. An appeal can be filed. The court stated that Lee Chen-hsiu was dissatisfied with the original disposition made by the CEC and the ''related administrative actions,'' but she did not follow the administrative appeal procedure. She also never applied to the administrative appeal authority for the suspension of this disposition. Her direct application to the court clearly lacked the necessity of rights protection, and her request was without merit and should be rejected. On the other hand, Lee Chen-hsiu was expelled from the party, losing her at-large legislator qualification. Lee Chen-hsiu has already filed a petition with the Taipei District Court for a ''provisional disposition'' against the Taiwan People''s Party, and the Taipei District Court is currently reviewing the case. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150506 Choose to stand with facts, every sponsorship you make is a force to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency ''First-hand News'' APP to grasp the latest news in real-time. The text, images, and audio-visual content of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast, publicly transmitted, or utilized without authorization.