Hundreds of demonstrators surrounded a police station before staging a sit-in outside parliament late Friday to demand a top police official resign for removing protestors from parliament earlier in the day.
About 500 people surrounded a police station in downtown Taipei to voice their anger at its chief Fang Yang-ning, who had removed dozens of protestors who had refused to leave parliament after student activists ended their occupation of the main chamber.
“Step down,” they shouted as Fang tried to appease the crowd while dozens of riot officers guarded the station.
The protesters, mainly young people, posted signs reading “state violence” and “police violate constitution” on the station’s wall. There were also some minor scuffles between protesters and police.
“If I made any mistakes I definitely will resign,” Fang told protesters.
Around 200 people later walked to the parliament to continue their protest with a sit-in.
Taipei mayor Hau Lung-bin called for calm and promised to listen to the voice of the people.