Taiwan's constitutional court rules key parts of parliamentary reform violate constitution

Taiwan's constitutional court ruled on Friday that key parts of contested parliament reforms pushed through by opposition parties are unconstitutional, dealing a blow to the opposition which had said it was trying to bring greater accountability. Taiwan's cabinet in May asked the court to review legislation on the reforms that led to fighting in parliament and brought out tens of thousands of protesters, many of whom joined the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in making accusations of Chinese interference. [ . . . ] The court, which had frozen the legislation pending its review, ruled that some key parts of it were invalid as it was against the constitution, and the way the legislation was passed had "flaws", judge Hsu Tzong-li said. That included legislation that gave lawmakers the power to ask the military, private companies or individuals to disclose information deemed relevant by lawmakers. The court also ruled that the legislation that gave lawmakers the power to criminalise contempt of parliament by government officials was against the constitution.
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