will use his remaining year in office to honor his promise of finding the truth about Yin's mysterious death and the scams involving the Lafayette battleship deal. Yin, murdered almost 14 years ago, was buried in Kangshan of Kaohsiung County where he grew up. A memorial service was held yesterday after Yin's remains were moved to Taipei County, much closer to Taipei City where his family currently live.
Lee Mei-kuei, Yin's widow, said her family had tried in vain for too many years to get the truth about her husband's death.
When inaugurating his sixth Cabinet in as many years just a few days ago, President Chen encouraged senior government officials to "stage a turnaround at the bottom of the ninth inning" to bring his administration to a successful note.
President Chen publicly vowed many years ago to crack the Lafayette scam and get to the bottom of the whole affair "even if the nation's foundation shakes."
But the whole affair has not yet been thoroughly probed concerning the allegedly huge kickbacks from the procurement of six Lafayette-class frigates from France.
Yin died under suspicious circumstances in late 1993, widely believed to have been murdered because he was allegedly poised to blow the whistle on colleagues who were involved in irregularities, including taking illegal kickbacks.
Lee said that she was highly reluctant to pressure President Chen to honor his promise "when the ball game reaches the bottom of the ninth inning." The best she can hope is that the president will just remember he "still has one unfinished business," she said.
Meanwhile, Lee said that after having tried in vain for years, she and her family have learned to leave the issue in the hands of God.
The Ministry of National Defense has so far failed to complete a study on whether it should go ahead with a plan to give a posthumous promotion to Capt. Yin to the rank of a general, in recognition of his long services to the country.
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