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I'm wondering why they would open fire at all. Does the Philippines have a history of firing on unarmed vessels? Any other country... it's not like it would serve a purpose especially since every country in the region is against China. But if they thought it was from China, ironically, they could get something. They can't make up a story with any other country except for China because the West would so easily believe it. They probably thought they can play victim by orchestrating a fake incident and accuse China of aggression in order to get free stuff from the US but they ended up firing on the wrong ship.
含冤7年 政府不聞不問 滿春億船員：心寒
2013-05-11 02:26 中國時報【黃力勉╱台東報導】
琉球籍漁船「廣大興28號」船員遭菲律賓海岸防衛隊開槍射殺，台東新港籍漁船「滿春億號」，七年前也遭到菲律賓水警槍擊造成船長及大副一死一重傷。事隔七年，家屬對於政府不聞不問頻嘆無奈，死者含冤未白也不願再多提。
七年前滿春億號遭到槍擊，還一度傳出是海盜所為，沒想到經查證竟是菲律賓水警開槍，造成滿春億船長陳安老死亡、大副陳明德重傷，當年菲律賓水警開槍托辭與廣大興28號如出一轍，都說是因為水警船隻遭到衝撞才開槍。
陳明德家人談到七年前往事，不禁眼眶泛紅但不願多談。在接受採訪時，陳明德的妻子陳洪淑美潸然淚下，強調政府的不作為、不聞不問，讓他們很心寒，多說也無益，乾脆就讓痛苦記憶深埋心中。
陳洪淑美說，先生中槍之後，經過三次開刀、置換人工髖關節，才保住一命。不過因為傷到神經，至今仍常會抽筋，晚上都睡不好覺，為了生計要忍著抽筋疼痛出海捕魚，至今仍不敢到離台東太遠的外海作業。
陳洪淑美不斷嘆氣說「沒法度」、「無奈」。當年在立委雷倩陪同到立院開記者會，希望可以獲得應有正義，但經過這麼多年，早就希望變失望，失望變絕望，只能不要回想、不要談，讓這段記憶不要再被掀起。
台東地檢署檢察官針對滿春億號遭槍擊還曾遠赴菲律賓調查，對開搶水警完成訊問及測謊，還勘驗槍隻、帶回相關筆錄及證物。地檢署認為水警執法過當，將他們依殺人罪嫌起訴。
不過兩名水警從未到台受審，全案也因為無法審理，因此也對兩名水警發出通緝，但因為兩國無邦交，地檢署無法到菲律賓行使公權力，讓全案至今仍懸而未決。
Translation with help of Google translate
Seven Years Wronged Justice, Authority Indifferent, 滿春億 Crew： Utter Disappointment
2013-05-11 02:26 China Times reports (Note: a major newspaper in ROC)
Huang Li Mian in Taitung, Taiwan
Ryukyu registered boats, 「廣大興28號」
(Note: the name of the fishing boat in the 2013 shooting incident) crew was shot by the Philippine Coast Guard. Similarly, Taitung Newport registered fishing boat 「滿春億號」 was shot by the Philippine Marine Police seven years ago causing the death of the captain and serious injury of the first mate. After a lapse of seven years, the family members felt helpless against the the government indifferent. The deceased was wronged and justice not fulfilled and they felt it is hopeless to mention it again.
Seven years ago, the 「滿春億號」 had been shot and was once thought to be pirates and later confirmed to be the Philippines Marine Police opened fire, resulting in the death of 「滿春億號」 Captain 陳安老 and first mate 陳明德 seriously injured. The excuse used by the Philippine Marine police is exactly the same with the 「廣大興28號」 of 2013, accusation of attempted ramming.
陳明德 family talked about seven years to the matter, can not help but do not want to talk about eyes fill with tears. In an interview 陳明德 wife, 陳洪淑美 shed a tear, stressed that the government is indifferent, so that they are disappointed, to say the futility of it, simply let painful memories buried deep hearts.
Said 陳洪淑美 of her husband, after three surgery, replacement hip joints, to save his life. However, because of the injury to the nerve, still often cramps, night cannot sleep well, have to endure cramping pain to make a living on fishing expeditions, still afraid to sail too far off the coast from Taitung.
陳洪淑美 continue to sigh can not say "degree", "helpless". Yuan Legislator Joanna Lei, accompanied by a press conference to the Legislative Yuan, should hope to get justice, but after so many years, long hoped to become disappointed, disappointment into despair, do not recall, do not talk, so the hurtful memory would not be set off.
Taitung District Prosecutor's Office responsible for the 「滿春億號」 shooting incident, had also traveled to the Philippines to investigate, off to grab the completion of the Marine Police interrogation and polygraph also examine guns, back to the relevant transcripts and exhibits.
Prosecutor's Office concluded that Marine law enforcement use excessive force, they will be prosecuted in accordance with the charge of man slaughter.
However, the two accused marine official was never tried in Taiwan, because they can not execute an arrest warrant, because the two countries have no diplomatic relations, the Prosecutor's Office cannot exercise state judicial power in the Philippines, so that the whole case is still pending.
