TAIPEI (Taiwan News) —  A metal sign for the Constitutional Court outside Taiwan’s Judicial Yuan in Taipei was vandalized on Saturday afternoon (July 20), following a Friday (July 19) ruling on controversial legislative reforms. 

It was reported that black paint was thrown onto the sign indicating the location of the Constitutional Court, per LTN. The suspects splashed the paint from a PET bottle, and made black hand prints around the plate, with “DPP” written in paint above.  

Police in Taipei’s Zhongzheng District are reviewing surveillance footage to identify possible suspects. 

On Friday, the Constitutional Court upheld an injunction on new powers of the Legislative Yuan, siding with the Lai administration, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the legislative caucus, and the Control Yuan against the Kuomintang and Taiwan People’s Party legislative caucuses. 

The injunction order targets 12 sections of the newly passed laws, which were deemed to represent an “urgent” threat to governance by the Lai administration. The ruling targeted measures that would provide the Legislative Yuan with the power to demand state of the nation addresses from the president, form investigative committees with subpoena power, and hold government officials in contempt of the legislature.

On Saturday, TPP chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文智) criticized the Constitutional Court. Ko said the court had failed to maintain impartiality, and was clearly favoring the DPP and Lai administration.