The Ministry of the Interior in Taiwan decided to apply for the unconstitutional dissolution of the China Unification Promotion Party, pointing out that the party has been engaging in organized crime activities for a long time, seriously endangering Taiwan's security.
According to a statement on the Ministry of the Interior's website on the 2nd, the Ministry held a party review meeting and decided to apply for the unconstitutional dissolution of the China Unification Promotion Party. It stated that the party has engaged in systematic, organized crime that seriously endangers Taiwan's security, social stability, and the fairness of elections.
The Ministry of the Interior will apply to the Constitutional Court to dissolve the China Unification Promotion Party on grounds of unconstitutionality.
The Ministry stated that while it respects the political stance of the party's platform and constitution, it cannot accept party members repeatedly violating national security laws or using violence to infringe upon the rights of the people. It also does not allow party branches or local party branches to have significant overlaps with gang members.
The Ministry pointed out that the party, combined with foreign forces, temple groups, and gang organizations, although not holding Legislative Yuan or local council seats or having administrative power, has been using the party's name to conduct organized crime, undermining people's lives and property, assembly and association rights, and the rule of law principles, instilling fear among the people, thus violating constitutional and party laws.
The Ministry stated that the party review committee, in accordance with regulations, invited the party's responsible person, secretary-general, and lawyer to present their opinions. After discussions in the review committee, with the consent of more than two-thirds of the attending members, it was decided to apply to the Constitutional Court for the party's unconstitutional dissolution. However, due to the constitutional amendment review process being underway and the timeline for the formation of the Constitutional Court not yet determined, the request will be submitted in accordance with regulations depending on the formation timeline and subsequent developments.
According to the "Constitutional Litigation Law," for the Constitutional Court to rule on the dissolution of a political party, more than two-thirds of the current total number of justices must agree. Based on the statutory total of 15 justices, at least 10 must agree to declare the dissolution of the party.
However, currently, only 8 justices are in office, and the nominees proposed by President Lai Ching-te have been blocked by opposition parties.
Public information shows that the China Unification Promotion Party was established in 2005 with a political stance supporting Chinese unification and opposing Taiwan independence and independence from China. The party aims to promote peaceful unification across the Taiwan Strait and the "one country, two systems" framework.
In November last year, the Ministry of the Interior accused that between 2010 and 2024, police agencies arrested a total of 134 party members for illegal activities, with the crimes being varied, affecting Taiwan's security, social order, election interference, organized violence, firearms, and ammunition offenses. It included allegations of a party official, Chang An-le, receiving 74 million New Taiwan Dollars (10.08 million Malaysian Ringgit) from mainland China to interfere in Taiwan's elections.