TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Kuomintang legislator Lo Chih-chiang (羅智強) launched the "Human Rights Action Alliance" (人權行動聯盟) Wednesday (Oct. 1) amid escalating surveillance allegations against Taiwan People's Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌). The KMT, Taiwan's main opposition party, accused the TPP, a smaller opposition party, of employing paparazzi to monitor political figures, while Huang claimed he conducted counter-surveillance for self-protection.
Lo positioned the alliance to oppose the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP, 民進黨), Taiwan's ruling party, inviting KMT legislator Chen Yu-jen (陳玉珍) and former TPP legislator Tsai Pi-ru (蔡壁如). DPP caucus whip Chung Chia-pin (鍾佳濱) dismissed the alliance as merely a support group for Huang's alleged surveillance operations.
DPP legislator Wang Yi-chuan (王義川) initially accused Huang of maintaining connections with surveillance groups targeting politicians across party lines. Media investigations subsequently revealed allegations that Huang operated a dedicated team to monitor political figures. Huang categorically denied these claims during a live broadcast, dismissing the reports as fundamentally flawed.
RW News (菱傳媒) reported Tuesday (Sept. 30) that Huang potentially provided information for their inaugural publication through his alleged surveillance network. The media outlet directly linked whistleblower sources to Huang's purported paparazzi operations, claiming the group targeted prominent figures from both the ruling DPP and opposition KMT parties.