The Kaohsiung prosecutor office kept tracking the case that ASE discharged toxic water into a nearby river

• Publication Date： 2014-01-13
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The Kaohsiung prosecutor office kept tracking the case that ASE discharged toxic water into a nearby river Following an allegation that Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE) discharged toxic water into a nearby river, Prosecutors Wu min-chu（吳明駿） and Chen bing-zin（陳秉志）, who are in charge of this case, summoned the CEO of ASE, Cheng chung-zon（張虔生）, as defendant, and the chief operating office, Wu teng-iu（吳田玉） and general manager of Kaohsiung plant,Lo reng-ron（羅瑞榮）, as witnesses. They will be questioned separately. Prosecutors will try to clarify how the toxic discharges occurred, as well as the nature of the decision-making process and post-discharge treatment of ASE by examining seized items and the testimony of the defendants Su bing-zung（蘇炳碩）, who is currently in custody, and Lin Cheng-ton（林顯堂）, who is out on bail. Cross-matching of seized items and testimony will enable Prosecutors Wu and Chen to assess the reliability of what is being said. Four further witnesses will also be summoned to court, namely the undertakers of this case ,who work in Export Processing Zone administration and Environment Protection Bureau of Kaohsiung City government, in order to better understand how this case has been dealt with and its legal basis.