Guangfu Township chief detained incommunicado over barrier lake breach

The Hualien District Court on Thursday evening approved the incommunicado detention of Guangfu Township chief Lin Ching-shui (林清水) for his alleged role in the deaths of 19 people in the Matai'an Creek barrier lake breach.

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