Taiwanese investigators study video of shooting
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May 29, 2013, Wednesday
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THE Philippines yesterday let Taiwan government experts see video footage of the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Filipino coast guard.
Viewing the video had been a key demand by Taiwan.
The Taiwanese were also allowed to examine the Filipino coast guard vessel and will be given access to the guns used, said Alex Lactao, chief information officer of the Philippine justice department.
"They have seen the video. They also gained access to the vessel," he said.
The team are investigating how the 65-year-old Hung Shih-cheng was shot dead on May 9, an incident which sparked anger in Taiwan and prompted economic sanctions by the island's government.
The National Bureau of Investigation showed the Taiwanese a two-hour video of the incident taken by the crew of the Filipino patrol boat, Lactao said. He did not describe its contents.
The NBI is the Philippine justice department unit that investigated the shooting. It has yet to release its findings.
Lactao said a counterpart Philippine team now in Taiwan expects to be allowed to interview the fishing boat's other crew members as well as to inspect the fishing vessel.
The Philippines has insisted the fishing boat intruded into its waters and that coast guards were forced to open fire when it tried to ram their vessel.
Taiwan has rejected this account, insisting the fishing boat was within Taiwan's exclusive economic zone.
Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou called the killing "cold-blooded murder."
The island has banned the hiring of new Filipino workers and ordered a naval drill in waters off the northern Philippines.
Philippine tourism officials said they stand to lose US$4.5 million monthly in canceled bookings and charter flights from Taiwan as a result of the shooting.
Most of the cancellations have hit the popular beach resort of Boracay, where Taiwanese visitors are the second largest group after South Koreans.
Taiwan has also cut trade and sports exchanges with the Philippines.
The Chinese Taipei Basketball Association has written to its Philippine counterpart saying it would be prudent for the Philippines not to take part in the Jones Cup tournament in July.
Viewing the video had been a key demand by Taiwan.
The Taiwanese were also allowed to examine the Filipino coast guard vessel and will be given access to the guns used, said Alex Lactao, chief information officer of the Philippine justice department.
"They have seen the video. They also gained access to the vessel," he said.
The team are investigating how the 65-year-old Hung Shih-cheng was shot dead on May 9, an incident which sparked anger in Taiwan and prompted economic sanctions by the island's government.
The National Bureau of Investigation showed the Taiwanese a two-hour video of the incident taken by the crew of the Filipino patrol boat, Lactao said. He did not describe its contents.
The NBI is the Philippine justice department unit that investigated the shooting. It has yet to release its findings.
Lactao said a counterpart Philippine team now in Taiwan expects to be allowed to interview the fishing boat's other crew members as well as to inspect the fishing vessel.
The Philippines has insisted the fishing boat intruded into its waters and that coast guards were forced to open fire when it tried to ram their vessel.
Taiwan has rejected this account, insisting the fishing boat was within Taiwan's exclusive economic zone.
Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou called the killing "cold-blooded murder."
The island has banned the hiring of new Filipino workers and ordered a naval drill in waters off the northern Philippines.
Philippine tourism officials said they stand to lose US$4.5 million monthly in canceled bookings and charter flights from Taiwan as a result of the shooting.
Most of the cancellations have hit the popular beach resort of Boracay, where Taiwanese visitors are the second largest group after South Koreans.
Taiwan has also cut trade and sports exchanges with the Philippines.
The Chinese Taipei Basketball Association has written to its Philippine counterpart saying it would be prudent for the Philippines not to take part in the Jones Cup tournament in July.
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