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January Civil servant Tai Li-shen dismissed for whistleblowing files constitutional interpretation to reclaim his job
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January Lin Chou-fu resigns as convener of the Judges' Evaluation Commission after being embroiled in lobbying and hit-and-run controversies
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February Courts and prosecutors clash: Changhua District Prosecutors Office prosecutor yells that judge's brain is unclear during court session
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February Hsiao Ming-yueh wrongly convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to life imprisonment; prosecutor's improper interrogation criticized
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March Judge Ch'en Hung-pin's sexual harassment case against female assistant commuted from dismissal to salary reduction, sparking public outcry
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March Sunflower Student Movement occupation of Legislative Yuan: High Court upholds not-guilty verdict on appeal, finalized
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April Promoting experience transfer: New rotation system for district and high court prosecutors launched
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April Lee Ming-che detained in China for a full year; calls for his immediate release
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May Fulfilling the resolution of the National Kuo-shih Conference on Judicial Reform: Indictments to be made public after first-instance judgments
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May Completion of removing "court" from prosecutors' office names so the public is no longer confused
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May Chiang Hui-min takes office as Prosecutor-General, encourages officials to bravely face wrongful convictions
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May Former President Ma Ying-jeou's leaking secrets case: Second instance overturns verdict to guilty (remanded by third instance for retrial)
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May Flawed identification procedure: Liu Cheng-fu wrongfully sentenced to 9 years in prison, retrial granted
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June Supreme Court establishes case-assignment office with computerized random case assignment to dispel black-box suspicions
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July Hualien District Prosecutors Office prosecutor Lin Chun-yu leads police into kindergarten, terrifying young children; indicted
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July Minister of Justice Tsai Ching-hsiang takes office, emphasizes teamwork
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August Su Ping-kun wrongful conviction case litigated for 32 years; acquitted upon retrial, finalized
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August First execution under Tsai administration: Li Hung-chi executed
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August RCA occupational injury case after 20 years: Judgment ordering 500 million NTD in damages finalized
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August "Love and Iron Blood" criticized for violating non-disclosure of investigation; Kaohsiung City Police transform
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September Striving for a reversal, Tainan Branch of Taiwan High Prosecutor's Office files for retrial for death row inmate Hsieh Chih-hung
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September Common name "Shu-fen" bears the brunt of malicious litigation; New Taipei District Prosecutors Office corrects error
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September Lo Ming-tsun, unwilling to accept wrongful imprisonment in bribery case, flees overseas for 11 years; daughter files "50th" extraordinary appeal
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October Former national handball team athlete Ch'en Ching-k'ai's fake-blind insurance fraud wrongful conviction case: Control Yuan urges filing for retrial or extraordinary appeal
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October Reducing Legal Aid Foundation's burden: Judicial Yuan's addition of contract public defenders sparks controversy
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October President announces annulment of guilty verdicts for over 1,200 White Terror victims, redressing judicial injustice
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November Labor Incident Act passes third reading, reducing workers' litigation burden
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November Preventing judicial delays: Amendment requires written judgments to be delivered on the day of sentencing
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December Precedent system becomes history: Legislative Yuan passes the Constitutional Court Procedure Act in third reading
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December Lin Chin-kuei case retrial changes verdict to not guilty; Supreme Court remands for retrial
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December OBI Pharma case: Former Academia Sinica President Wong Chi-huey found not guilty in first instance
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December Ch'ianchen body-in-ice case: Control members to investigate police violation of non-disclosure of investigation
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