Taiwan People's Party expels member, Lee Chen-hsiu's temporary injunction denied

Central News Agency (Reporter Hsieh Chun-lin, Taipei, 7th) Former Taiwan People's Party (TPP) legislator Lee Chen-hsiu was expelled from the party, losing her at-large legislator qualification. Ms. Lee filed an application with the Taipei District Court for a "temporary injunction." The Taipei District Court recently ruled to reject it, citing reasons such as the impossibility of restoring her legislator qualification through this injunction. The decision can be appealed. The Taipei District Court determined that applicant Lee Chen-hsiu's legislator qualification cannot be directly restored by this "temporary injunction," and therefore there is no need for preservation. The request was deemed groundless and thus rejected. Lee Chen-hsiu, a spouse from mainland China, was referred to the TPP's Central Review Committee for disciplinary action due to disputes over her nationality and legislator qualification, and for mentioning in a live broadcast that Hsinchu Mayor Kao Hung-an received NT$7 million from TPP founding chairman Ko Wen-je. The TPP Central Review Committee decided on April 13 to expel Lee Chen-hsiu from the party. In response, Lee Chen-hsiu previously stated that she had applied for an interim injunction, following the model of former Legislative Yuan President Wang Jin-pyng, requesting the TPP to suspend the expulsion process. Ms. Lee filed an application with the Taipei District Court, with the case reason being a "temporary injunction," and the respondent being the Taiwan People's Party. The Taipei District Court assigned the case for deliberation, and the preservation case is not public. The application was recently rejected. In addition, Lee Chen-hsiu was dissatisfied with the Central Election Commission's announcement that Hsu Chung-hsin would fill her TPP legislator vacancy, and the Legislative Yuan's related "administrative action" of "notifying Lee Chen-hsiu of losing her legislator qualification." Without filing an appeal, she filed an administrative lawsuit against the Central Election Commission and the Legislative Yuan with the Taipei High Administrative Court, requesting a stay of execution, which was also rejected yesterday.