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{{short description|2015 riot and hostage situation in Kaohisung Prison, Taiwan}} |
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The '''Kaohsiung Prison riot''' occurred at Kaosiung Prison, [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]] in 2015. Six inmates, whose ringleader was a triad member, seized weapons and took the chief warden hostage for a 14-hour stand-off and eventually shot themselves to death. The inmates protested that the former President of Taiwan [[Chen Shui-bian]], who jailed for 20 years for [[money laundering]], was given [[medical parole]] while many other prisoners suffered much severe illnesses were denied. <ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31433538 Taiwan prison siege ends in suicides of hostage-takers], 12 February 2015, BBC News.</ref><ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/officials-inmates-suicide-failed-breakout-taiwan-28908679 Taiwan: Inmates Commit Suicide After Failed Prison Breakout],Feb 12, 2015, ABC News.</ref><ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/11/asia/taiwan-prison-siege/index.html Inmates free hostages, shoot themselves dead after Taiwan prison siege], February 13, 2015, CNN.</ref><ref>[http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/asiapacific/2015/02/12/inmates-take-jail-staff-hostage-in-taiwan.html Inmates take jail staff hostage in Taiwan], 12 February 2015, Sky News Australia.</ref> |
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| time = '''First two guards taken:''' {{Start date|2015|02|11|df=y}}, 4:30 p.m. (UTC+8)<ref>{{cite news|title=Taiwan prison siege ends in suicides of hostage-takers|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31433538|accessdate=28 February 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=12 February 2015}}</ref><br/>'''Head warden released:''' {{end date|2015|02|12|df=y}}, 5:00 a.m. (UTC+8)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chen|first1=Ja-fo|last2=Lee|first2=Bear|last3=Chen|first3=Jay|title=Kaohsiung prison hostage crisis ends in suicide of six inmates|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/search/201502120005.aspx?q=hostage|accessdate=28 February 2015|agency=Central News Agency|date=12 February 2015}}</ref> |
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| place = [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]] |
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| motive = Protest of [[Chen Shui-bian]]'s medical parole |
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The '''Kaohsiung Prison riot''' was a [[hostage situation]] that occurred at [[Kaohsiung]] Prison in [[Taiwan]] starting 11 February 2015. Six inmates, whose ringleader was a member of [[Bamboo Union]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Inmates take jail staff hostage in Taiwan|url=http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/asiapacific/2015/02/12/inmates-take-jail-staff-hostage-in-taiwan.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|publisher=Sky News Australia|date=12 February 2015}}</ref> seized weapons, including [[assault rifles]], and took the [[prison warden|warden]] hostage for a 14-hour high-profile stand-off, which caught media attention nationwide. The group of inmates eventually committed mass suicide.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Armstrong|first1=Paul|title=Inmates free hostages, shoot themselves dead after Taiwan prison siege|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/11/asia/taiwan-prison-siege/index.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|publisher=CNN.com|date=13 February 2015}}</ref> The inmates protested that the former [[President of the Republic of China]] [[Chen Shui-bian]], who jailed for 20 years for [[money laundering]], was granted [[medical parole]] due to his status as a political prisoner<ref>{{cite news|title=Taiwan prison siege ends, six armed inmates kill themselves|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-prison-siege-ends/1653244.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|agency=Channel NewsAsia|date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chung|first1=Lawrence|title=Six prisoners commit suicide after shoot-out in Taiwan prison {{sic|sei|ge|hide=y}}|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1710212/taiwan-prison-inmates-take-warden-deputy-hostage|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=South China Morning Post|date=11 February 2015}}</ref> while other prisoners were denied. This is the first ever prison riot with officials held hostage in the [[history of Taiwan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Don't blame MOJ officials too harshly|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/editorial/taiwan-issues/2015/02/19/429492/p2/Don%27t-blame.htm|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=The China Post|date=19 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chen|first1=Chao-fu|last2=Lee|first2=Bear|title=Kaohsiung Prison hostage incident ends with hijackers committing suicide|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/search/201502120003.aspx?q=hostage|accessdate=28 February 2015|publisher=Central News Agency|date=12 February 2015}}</ref> |
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==Aftermath== |
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A subsequent investigation found that the head prison warden was unaware of the hostage crisis for 30 minutes after it began.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chung|first1=Lawrence|title=Taiwan prison warden 'lied about heroic offer to be hostage' in deadly siege|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1724879/taiwan-punishes-23-officials-negligence-over-jail-siege-ended-suicide-six|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=South China Morning Post|date=27 February 2015}}</ref> On 26 February 2015, the [[Ministry of Justice (Republic of China)|Ministry of Justice]] announced that 23 prison officials had been reprimanded for their handling of the incident.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pan|first1=Jason|title=Prison warden demoted after MOJ probe|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/02/28/2003612410|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=Taipei Times|date=28 February 2015}}</ref> The head warden was demoted and given a demerit. Demerits were also served to two of his top aides, and to the head of the Agency of Corrections.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tsai|first1=Pei-chi|last2=Chang|first2=Maubo|title=Prison warden, officials disciplined over hostage crisis|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/search/201502260031.aspx?q=prison%20warden|accessdate=28 February 2015|agency=Central News Agency|date=26 February 2015}}</ref> |
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By August 2016, the head warden, deputy warden and head guard were no longer in their respective positions and had been impeached by the [[Control Yuan]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Liu|first1=Claudia|last2=Low|first2=Y. F.|title=Former Kaohsiung Prison officials impeached over hostage crisis|url=http://m.focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201608160025.aspx|accessdate=16 August 2016|agency=Central News Agency|date=16 August 2016}}</ref> |
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==Popular culture== |
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Taiwanese media compared<ref> |
Taiwanese media compared<ref>{{cite news|title=高雄監獄挾持案 3大巧合似韓片《逃獄風雲》|url=http://star.chinatimes.com/news/20150212003084-261101|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=China Times|date=12 February 2015|language=Chinese}}</ref> this riot to the 1988 [[Seoul]] prison jailbreak in which {{Interlanguage link multi|Ji Kang-hun|ko|3=지강헌}} escaped to protest the seven-year sentence of Chun Kyeong-hwan, the brother of South Korean president [[Chun Doo-hwan]], who was convicted of [[embezzlement]] and [[tax evasion]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jameson|first1=Sam|title=Chun Brother Convicted in South Korea : He Gets 7 Years for Fraud, Embezzlement While a High Official|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-06-mn-1756-story.html|access-date=28 February 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=6 September 1988}}</ref> Ji thought it unfair that he received a longer sentence for stealing a smaller amount of money. The Korean movie {{Interlanguage link multi|The Holiday (2005 film)|ko|3=홀리데이 (2005년 영화)|lt=The Holiday}} starring [[Lee Sung-jae]] was based on this incident. |
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Latest revision as of 04:52, 14 August 2024
| Time | First two guards taken: 11 February 2015, 4:30 p.m. (UTC+8)[1] Head warden released: 12 February 2015, 5:00 a.m. (UTC+8)[2] |
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| Location | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Motive | Protest of Chen Shui-bian's medical parole |
The Kaohsiung Prison riot was a hostage situation that occurred at Kaohsiung Prison in Taiwan starting 11 February 2015. Six inmates, whose ringleader was a member of Bamboo Union,[3] seized weapons, including assault rifles, and took the warden hostage for a 14-hour high-profile stand-off, which caught media attention nationwide. The group of inmates eventually committed mass suicide.[4] The inmates protested that the former President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian, who jailed for 20 years for money laundering, was granted medical parole due to his status as a political prisoner[5][6] while other prisoners were denied. This is the first ever prison riot with officials held hostage in the history of Taiwan.[7][8]
Aftermath
[edit]A subsequent investigation found that the head prison warden was unaware of the hostage crisis for 30 minutes after it began.[9] On 26 February 2015, the Ministry of Justice announced that 23 prison officials had been reprimanded for their handling of the incident.[10] The head warden was demoted and given a demerit. Demerits were also served to two of his top aides, and to the head of the Agency of Corrections.[11]
By August 2016, the head warden, deputy warden and head guard were no longer in their respective positions and had been impeached by the Control Yuan.[12]
Popular culture
[edit]Taiwanese media compared[13] this riot to the 1988 Seoul prison jailbreak in which Ji Kang-hun escaped to protest the seven-year sentence of Chun Kyeong-hwan, the brother of South Korean president Chun Doo-hwan, who was convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion.[14] Ji thought it unfair that he received a longer sentence for stealing a smaller amount of money. The Korean movie The Holiday starring Lee Sung-jae was based on this incident.
References
[edit]- ^ "Taiwan prison siege ends in suicides of hostage-takers". BBC News. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Chen, Ja-fo; Lee, Bear; Chen, Jay (12 February 2015). "Kaohsiung prison hostage crisis ends in suicide of six inmates". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Inmates take jail staff hostage in Taiwan". Sky News Australia. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Armstrong, Paul (13 February 2015). "Inmates free hostages, shoot themselves dead after Taiwan prison siege". CNN.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Taiwan prison siege ends, six armed inmates kill themselves". Channel NewsAsia. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Chung, Lawrence (11 February 2015). "Six prisoners commit suicide after shoot-out in Taiwan prison seige". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Don't blame MOJ officials too harshly". The China Post. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Chen, Chao-fu; Lee, Bear (12 February 2015). "Kaohsiung Prison hostage incident ends with hijackers committing suicide". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Chung, Lawrence (27 February 2015). "Taiwan prison warden 'lied about heroic offer to be hostage' in deadly siege". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Pan, Jason (28 February 2015). "Prison warden demoted after MOJ probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Tsai, Pei-chi; Chang, Maubo (26 February 2015). "Prison warden, officials disciplined over hostage crisis". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Liu, Claudia; Low, Y. F. (16 August 2016). "Former Kaohsiung Prison officials impeached over hostage crisis". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "高雄監獄挾持案 3大巧合似韓片《逃獄風雲》". China Times (in Chinese). 12 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Jameson, Sam (6 September 1988). "Chun Brother Convicted in South Korea : He Gets 7 Years for Fraud, Embezzlement While a High Official". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 February 2015.