For 110 years, Zhong Qin, the former director of the Information Bureau, drove by the Presidential Palace and honked her horn, and refused to stop to accept the inspection. After the police reported it, the New Taipei City traffic accident ruling imposed a fine of 20,000 yuan and suspended her driver’s license for 6 months. Zhong Qin filed a lawsuit to resist the penalty . The North Court ruled that Zhong Qin lost the case and could appeal.
The judgment pointed out that Zhong Qin continued to honk her horn while driving north to south in front of the Presidential Palace on the afternoon of June 7, 2011. The police from the Zhongzheng No. 1 Police Station in Taipei City asked Zhong Nu to stop the car at the side of the road for inspection. However, Zhong Nu refused to accept the command of the police and drove away from the scene.
The police believed that Zhong Qin had violated the regulations by “the driver honking the horn for more than 6 seconds” and “refusing to stop for inspection and escaping”. New Beijiao Tribunal fined Zhong Qin NT$20,000 and suspended her driver’s license for 6 months. Zhong Qin refused to accept it and filed an administrative lawsuit.
Zhong Qin argued that this is a general traffic violation incident, but an expression of civil protest. During the protest, she was fined 300 yuan and 600 yuan for honking the horn and turning left illegally, which she has paid. The police interrogated her for 6 to 7 minutes, and confirmed her identity and motives for her actions, but they still reported her, which was obviously inconsistent with the facts.
After the trial, the Taipei District Court pointed out that if Zhong Qin had a request to protest the government, she should be able to achieve the effect of the protest through other peaceful methods such as speeches, publicity, and Internet publicity. Affect traffic safety and public tranquility around the Presidential Palace. Zhong Qin’s illegal behavior of honking the car horn for a long time is obviously difficult to stop breaking the law by expressing citizen protest.
The North Court held that Zhong Qin drove away without presenting her driver’s license and other documents, and the police did not instruct the completion of the reporting procedure. Mistake, Zhong Qin lost the case. The entire case is subject to appeal.