Liu Pang-yu

Liu Pang-yu (Chinese: 劉邦友, Hanyu Pinyin: "Liú Bāngyǒu", died on November 21, 1997) was the Commissioner of Taoyuan County on Taiwan, Republic of China from 1989 to 1997." [http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/96/1206/nat4.html 'Conflicts of Interest' A gangster-style killing highlights dirty politics] ." "Asiaweek". Accessed August 16, 2006.]

The Control Yuan indicted Liu due to his role in a corruption case involving the extracting of around $360 million U.S. dollars from the Chungli Farmers' Association. Liu also had been placed under investigation in a separate land speculation deal. Some people said that he forged his master's degree. For seven years prosecutors attempted to place Liu in prison.

Death

On November 21, 1997, Liu died in an "execution style" shooting at his residence; seven others died in the house. [" [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2006/04/26/2003304687 Time to focus on preventing crime] ." "Taipei Times". April 26, 2006.] One county councilor, two security guards, one secretary, one driver, one cook, and the wife of the county's Agricultural Bureau chief perished with Liu; another county councilor survived the incident. The deceased received bullets in their heads. Authorities have not solved the crime; some Taiwanese police believe that Chinese gang members recruited from "a local group" killed Liu and the others. [" [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2005/07/07/2003262542 Editorial: Crackdown on cross-strait crime] ." "Taipei Times". July 7, 2005.] [" [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/archives/1999/11/30/0000013011/wiki Three years on, her killer is still at large] ." "Taipei Times". November 30, 1999.] Some investigators believe that "conflicts of interest" in Liu's politics lead to his death.

At the time the shooting was the deadliest mass murder in Taiwanese history, and Liu was the highest-ranked official to be assassinated. The nature of the shootings and the photographs of the aftermath shocked the Taiwanese.

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