The Executive Yuan has approved an amendment that would raise the maximum compensation for a spouse or next of kin of a police officer who died in the line of duty to NT$20 million (US$625,156).
The amendment was made to the Regulation on Dispensing Compensation for Police Officers on Injuries or Death When Discharging Their Official Duty (警察人員因公傷亡慰問金發給辦法).
Previously, compensation given to a spouse or next of kin of a police officer who died in the line of duty was capped at NT$14 million.
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Under the amended regulation, police officers who are injured in the line of duty would receive NT$1 million in compensation, officers who lose half their physical ability while on duty would receive NT$6 million and officers who are partially incapacitated while on duty would receive NT$3.2 million.
Compensation for police officers who are injured in the line of duty requiring emergency treatment would be increased from NT$200,000 to NT$250,000, Cabinet officials said.
Compensation for police officers who require a hospital stay of more than 30 days would be NT$100,000, while those requiring a hospital stay of between 14 and 30 days would receive compensation of NT$75,000 and those who require between four and six treatment sessions would be compensated NT$6,000.
Officials said many members of the public were concerned about the compensation amount paid to a spouse or next of kin after recent high-profile incidents.
In February, 24-year-old police officer Su Yu-hong (蘇昱鴻) of Keelung City was killed after a man smashed his stolen pickup truck into a police station
In July, Huang Wei-chen (黃瑋震) of New Taipei was killed by a car while performing patrol duties.
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