TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taiwan's Presidential Office submitted a constitutional interpretation request and a constitutional lawsuit with the Judicial Yuan (司法院) and the Constitutional Court (憲法法庭) on Friday (June 28).
The move comes in response to the recently enacted parliamentary reform law, which the office seeks to review for constitutional compliance and temporary measures.
President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has appointed attorney Hung Wei-sheng (洪偉勝) to handle the matter.
Presidential Office Spokesperson Karen Kuo (郭雅慧) stated that the president has clearly expressed his opposition to the expansion of parliamentary powers.
"The president is not against parliamentary reform, but the reform must be legal and constitutional," she said.
Kuo emphasized that the Presidential Office's primary responsibilities are to protect the constitutional order and the people's rights. "Therefore, we have officially requested a constitutional interpretation and temporary measures from the Constitutional Court," she said.
On May 28, the Legislative Yuan (立法院) passed amendments to the Law Governing the Legislative Yuan's Power (立法院職權行使法) and the Criminal Code of the Republic of China (刑法). The proposed reconsideration did not pass the Legislative Yuan, and the aforementioned law took effect on June 24.