By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The Control Yuan has voted to impeach[1] 601st Air Cavalry Brigade Lieutenant Colonel Lao Nai-cheng （勞乃成） and two other officers over security breaches[2] and rule violations in what came to be known as the “Apache helicopter scandal” earlier this year.
A nine-member Control Yuan committee yesterday said that it had voted unanimously[3] to impeach Lao, a pilot-instructor for the US-made AH-64E Apache attack helicopter.
Brigade commander Major General Chien Tsung-yuan （簡聰淵） was impeached after a unanimous vote, while brigade personnel[4] section head Lieutenant Colonel Tao Kuo-chen （陶國禎） was impeached after an 8-1 vote.
Lao took a group of 26 relatives and friends, including a Japanese man and five domestic caregivers who were foreign nationals, on a private tour of a restricted-access base which houses Apache helicopters and other advanced aircraft.
That visit on March 29 led to a firestorm after one visitor, TV personality Janet Lee （李蒨蓉）, posted photographs on Facebook that drew widespread public criticism.
The Control Yuan report accused Lao of “wasting” the NT$40 million （US$1.28 million） the government spent to send him to the US for flight training.
“Lao took the nation’s assets[5] as his own private property. He used the Apache helicopter as a social networking tool and took the helicopter helmet as a prop[6] for a private party. During the investigation, Lao continued to lie about his actions and tried to cover them up[7]. He has brought dishonor to the military,” the report said.
Chien was was the first person to breach base security with a tour for his relatives and friends on Feb. 20 this year, the report said, adding that Lao followed Chien’s example.
The investigation said that Tao was in charge of[8] security and access to the base on March 29, but violated registration requirements and other regulations in permitting Lao’s group to bypass[9] security checks.
新聞來源：http://www.taipeitimes.com/(TAIPEI TIMES)
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[1] impeach (v.) 控告
[2] breach (n.) 中斷;,絕交
[3] unanimously (adv.) 意見一致地
[4] personnel (n.) 人事課(部門)
[5] asset (n.) 財產
[6] prop (n.) 支柱;後盾
[7] cover up 掩飾
[8] be in charge of 對...有責任
[9] bypass (v.) 避開
[1] impeach (v.) 控告
[2] breach (n.) 中斷;,絕交
[3] unanimously (adv.) 意見一致地
[4] personnel (n.) 人事課(部門)
[5] asset (n.) 財產
[6] prop (n.) 支柱;後盾
[7] cover up 掩飾
[8] be in charge of 對...有責任
[9] bypass (v.) 避開
I quite agree what the Control Yuan report accused Lao of. Our country spent a large amount of money sending him to the US for flight training, however, he violated the most basic security regulation. That’s too ridiculous. During the investigation, he still continued to lie and tried to cover them up, which shows that he is dishonest. This event brought negative impact to the military, obviously.
回覆刪除I think a big problem in Taiwan is that people who are in higher position and do something illegal tend to conceal their fault or help others to cover it, but this time the Control Yuan did a great job.The appropriate punishment can surely make Lao Nai-cheng, Tao Kuo-chen, and Chien Tsung-yuan introspect themselves.
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回覆刪除I think this behavior is very not acceptable to me. Everything before doing should be think twice, never do it without considering and just want to get profit. Our country spent too much money to do the things which are not necessary. We should find more people to be trained for flying airplane.
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