City Government accused of trampling over judicial process after damaging trees

On July 10, Chiang-Tsui tree sitters arrived at New Taipei District Prosecutors Office (新北市地檢署) to petition the local government over the cutting of Chiang-Tsui trees and damaging public property. At a press conference held outside before court proceedings began, the city government was accused of not only failing to provide an inspection report within 14 days of its first site inspection on June 4, but then on June 21, trying to mask tree cutting as “tree transplanting”.

Chiang-Tsui tree sitters stressed that from June 21 to June 26, in addition to causing the death of one and seriously damaging seven old trees during transplanting, a further 32 trees were transplanted in blistering temperatures of between 32 and 35 degrees; such high temperatures are considered extremely unsuitable for transplanting work.

In light of the fact the obligatory transplanting specifications for such trees were nonchalantly disregarded and instead replaced with crude and callous methods, calls into question the role of New Taipei City Government, which has quite clearly trampled over the judicial process and its system of investigation.

City Government accused of trampling over judicial process after damaging trees
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江翠移樹毀損證物 志工控新北市府踐踏司法偵查

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7月10日下午，江翠護樹志工隊於新北市地檢署針對江翠砍樹毀損公物一案，開庭前召開記者會，指控新北市府於6月4日現勘江翠國中移樹現場時，要求市府相關單位在14天內交出報告，而新北市府確在6月21日大動作假移植、真砍樹。江翠護樹志工隊強調新北市府在6月21日至6月26日期間除了移植之前一死七重傷的老樹，也移植了江翠樹海所有32株老樹，在炎熱的32-35度高溫不適合移植期間，所謂「高規格妥善移植」根本是「高規格粗殘砍樹」質疑新北市府行政踐踏司法偵查。