Letter to NCKU president, Kao Chiang

From:
11/6/2003 9:33 PM
Subject: Regarding pending matters related to my illegal dismissal in
1999To: Kao Chiang
CC: moe , eyemail@eyemail.gio.gov.tw,
peu03@mail.gio.gov.tw, mail@mail.moe.gov.tw, vp@mail.oop.gov.tw,
Control Yuan

Kao Chiang,
President, National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan

cc: Office of the Premier, Minister of Education, Control Yuan, Taiwan
Commission on Human Rights

6 November 2003

Dear President Kao,

I think it's about time that the university administration issued a
formal apology for the misconduct of officials involved in my illegal
dismissal in 1999. This apology is long overdue. It is, indeed,
routine for officials of a reputable university to issue an apology
following a superior ruling in an appellant's favor. It should be
considered an even more urgent matter considering the flagrant legal
rights abuses that officials of our university committed.
In addtion, as you know, the current administration defied that
Ministry of Education ruling (8 January 2001) for more than two years
before complying. I believe officials owe not only me but Ministry of
Education officials apologies for their noncompliance with a legal
ruling.
Finally, the issue of the student engaged in misconduct at our
university must be settled at the formal level. This means the student
must be called into an official meeting for this purpose, prepared to
submit both an apology and an admission of wrongdoing.
Let us resolve these matters, not only in respect of principles of
justice, but also of our university's reputation.

Sincerely,

Professor Richard de Canio
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan
(06) 2378626