Brutalizing the People and Whitewashing Its Wrongs! State Violence Cannot Be Covered Up: "I Accuse…" Press Conference

On the evening of March 23, citizens and students inside and outside the Executive Yuan were violently cleared by the police, leading to bloody clashes. The state displayed its violence through a three-act tragedy: monopolizing internal institutional communication channels (or substituting communication with government propaganda), forcing the people to resort to extra-institutional appeals (taking to the streets), and then using the media to cast the street movement as irrational (stigmatizing it) before brutally clearing it. Afterward, the authorities have even brazenly whitewashed their wrongs, leaving those who suffered state violence unable to remain silent. We therefore make the following accusations:

1. State Lies Abound, "I Accuse..."

1. Premier Chiang Yi-huah said, "This was just patting people on the shoulder," prompting internet users to sarcastically remark that "his definition of 'shoulder' seems different from ordinary people's." National Police Agency Director-General Wang Cho-chun said, "How can police law enforcement be called using violence?"—as if the police are completely incapable of abusing power and using violence.
2. People were already terrified upon witnessing the state use violence, and they find it even more unbearable that the authorities have desperately tried to whitewash it afterward. Today, ten victims have stepped forward to accuse how we were subjected to state violence; please listen to our accusations...

2. Victims, Please Step Forward and Contact Us

1. As many citizens and students went spontaneously and cannot be easily reached, we are currently collecting more individual cases in preparation for potential subsequent demands, claims, or lawsuits against the state. We call upon more victims to step forward, provide relevant information, and contact us!
2. Contact Information:
   • Phone: (02)2523-1178
   • Email: contact@jrf.org.tw