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Control Yuan seeks constitutional interpretation of LY reform bills
Courtesy of ICRT
The Control Yuan has officially petitioned the Constitutional Court for a ruling on the constitutionality of government oversight amendments passed by the legislature in May, arguing they will allow the legislative body to usurp its power.
The petition was filed by the head of the Control Yuan's Department of Supervisory Investigation and an attorney on behalf of the government watchdog at the Judicial Yuan in Taipei. They also filed an application for an injunction to halt enforcement of the revisions to the Law Governing the Legislative Yuan's Power and the Criminal Code.
The Control Yuan is the latest entity to have challenged the amendments in the Constitutional Court after the DPP's legislative caucus and the cabinet filed similar petitions last week.
The Constitutional Court has agreed to review the DPP caucus' petition and its application for an injunction. However, it remains unclear whether the court will make the same decision on the other petitions and applications, and, if so, whether it will consolidate them into a single case.
