《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》 ‘Apache helicopter scandal’ officers to be impeached
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The Control Yuan(監察院) has voted to impeach601st Air Cavalry Brigade Lieutenant Colonel Lao Nai-cheng （勞乃成）and two other officers over security breaches 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 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 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 as his own
private property. He used the Apache helicopter as a social networking tool and
took the helicopter helmet as a prop for a private party. During the
investigation, Lao continued to lie about his actions and tried to cover them
up. He has brought dishonor to the military,” the report said.
Chien 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 security and access to the base on March 29, but violated registration
requirements and other regulations in permitting Lao’s group to bypass security
checks.
http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/focus/breakingnews/1372387
Structure of the Lead：
WHO: Janet Lee
WHEN: May,29,2015
WHAT: on a private tour of a restricted-access base which houses Apache helicopters and other advanced aircraft
WHY: illegal
WHERE: military base
HOW: not mention
Keywords：
1. impeach: 檢舉；控告
2. cavalry: 裝甲部隊
3. brigade: 旅；隊
4. lieutenant: 少尉
5. breach: 違反
6. unanimously: 全體一致地
7. firestorm: 大爆發
8. permit: 容許
9. bypass: 忽視
Lao Nai-cheng used the Apache helicopter as a social networking tool and took the helicopter helmet as a prop for a private party. i think he use a frivolous attitude to treat military affairs. This scandal is a humiliation event for Taiwan.
回覆刪除The normal people are hard to board a military helicopter and wear a military helmet.
回覆刪除Not necessarily to say that the Apache helicopter as well as that helmet are military secrets. However, Lao Nai-cheng ignored the rules. Moreover, Janet Lee took this thing for kidding. What a ridiculous scandal in Taiwan!