Taipei, Sept. 13 (CNA) The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) on Wednesday unveiled an online whistleblowing system run by an outside private company that targets TPP executives who may have engaged in potential illegal behavior, amid a recent spate of news reports about TPP executives found to have criminal records.
News about TPP local chapter heads being convicted of assault and procuring prostitutes, and of having potential ties to gangsters has been circulating this month.
The whistleblowing system allows TPP members to file complaints anonymously and around the clock, and those who make complaints will be automatically updated with what actions the party has taken to address them, TPP spokesman Osmar Hsu (許甫) told a news conference at TPP headquarters in Taipei.
The TPP will launch a probe into any potential illegalities conducted by party executives, and if it determines such accusations are true, they will be expelled, Hsu said.
The TPP will also subject anyone interviewing for an executive post to a background check, using information in the media and the Judicial Yuan's online verdict database, he said.
Successful candidates will also be asked to sign statements declaring that they do not have criminal records prior to being recruited, Hsu said.
The party currently only asks executives at local chapters to sign such a statement, but will in the future ask executives working at its Taipei headquarters to also sign the document, he said.
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