Eric Chang, we've not reported on him since December of last year, 7 weeks ago, when we made yet another failed interview request of him. Well, the mayor confirmed today that he intends to leave the country once again, to return to Taiwan.
Chang has a vested interest in that country because that's where his family lives, but because he was in Taiwan when Citizen Kim's bogus passport was delivered, the strong suspicion is that he was the one who brokered the deal.
Chang has refused or ignored all interview requests for him to answer to the allegations, even at the urging of his boss, Mayor Darrell Bradley, who has repeatedly encouraged him to make a public statement.
Today, Bradley spoke to the media, and he told us that he is still not convinced by Chang's story, especially because Chang has not heeded his advice:
Mayor Darrell Bradley
"When he had come back I had a very frank conversation with him and I actually encourage him to make some sort of a public statement and to exonerate himself explain to people you were away, of course its fair that your family is in Taiwan - they live in Taiwan, so you have a vested interest in going back there regularly. Sometimes the being in public office is unfair, you have something of a duty and a responsibility even when you are saying that you are innocent and nothing on toward has happen. You have a responsibility to explain to the public clearly and to make certain public statements because you hold public office."
Daniel Ortiz
"What do you take from this that he has refused to make those public statement and the fact that really and truly the public has been somewhat - they try to give him an opportunity but he refuses to answer the issues?"
Mayor Darrell Bradley
"Everyone makes decision for their own selves and they are accountable for their actions. I think that it will have a political impact on him. I am sure it has an impact in relation to how he interacts with other councilors."
According to Bradley, Chang's absence will not affect the daily operations at the City Council, since, as we've told you, he was stripped of his portfolios, and the deputy mayor post.
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