NSC apologizes over incident at airport involving senior official

The National Security Council (NSC) has apologized for an incident during the Lunar New Year holiday last month in which one of its top officials allegedly pressured customs staff to be allowed to fly out of Taiwan earlier than scheduled, a Presidential Office spokesperson said on Tuesday while also denying that the official had breached any rules.

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