聖路西亞反對黨「路西亞人民運動(LPM)」敦促該國政府向台灣馬政府施壓，要求讓前台灣總統陳水扁保外就醫
St Lucia government urged to
advocate medical parole for former Taiwan president
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Published on April 30, 2013
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By
Caribbean News Now contributor
CASTRIES,
St Lucia -- The Lucian People's Movement (LPM) has called on the government
of Saint Lucia to set politics aside by impressing upon Taiwan the urgent
need to offer medical parole to ailing former President Chen Shui-Bian.
According
to the LPM, the preservation of human rights in a democracy, including the
insistence that no human being should ever be subjected to inhumane
conditions or imprisonment, or cruel and unusual punishment by governments,
is greatly cherished by the citizens of Saint Lucia.
Therefore,
the leader of the LPM, Therold Prudent, has called upon the government to
ensure that its diplomatic partner Taiwan is made fully aware of the
country’s values.
Speaking
on the issue of Taiwan's imprisonment of its former president Chen Shui-Bian,
whose physical and mental health has deteriorated significantly as the result
of inhumane treatment and the denial of proper medical care in prison,
Prudent said, “Just because small and struggling economies like ours depend
on Taiwan for foreign aid does not mean that Saint Lucia's foreign policy
should be relegated to one of silence.”
He
added, “Taiwan is in need of Saint Lucia's friendship, which affords it the
international relevance and recognition it seeks to be a valuable member in a
number of world organizations, including the United Nations, just as Saint
Lucia needs Taiwan’s assistance in cushioning the effects of a battered
economy. Any reluctance on the part of the government of Saint Lucia to raise
the issue of human rights with the government of Taiwan would signal that our
engagement in big dollar diplomacy, which has formed the basis of our foreign
policy, condones despicable human rights abuses by foreign governments, which
certainly would not be tolerated in our homeland.”
The LPM
leader also noted that his political organization remains very supportive of
the relationship between Saint Lucia and Taiwan and has gone further than
most foreign political organizations openly to support the aspirations of
millions of Taiwanese who one day hope to enjoy the same rights and
international recognition that was eventually afforded to the people of Saint
Lucia in 1979.
However,
the LPM is not blind to the fact that Taiwan's understanding of democracy is
still evolving after years of repression by the Nationalist Party (KMT) under
Chiang Kai-Shek, which today is the ruling party led by Taiwanese President
Ma Ying-Jeou.
Therefore,
given the history of the degrading and dehumanizing treatment of political
opponents in Taiwan and the lack of forgiveness and compassion shown by its
government, even in cases of medical necessity, the LPM has urged the
government of Saint Lucia to set politics aside by impressing upon President
Ma the urgent need to offer medical parole to ailing former President Chen
Shui-Bian.
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