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  • One of the key figures in the suicide case at the Labor Ministry is Xie Yirong, the supervisor of the worker that took his life in the office.

  • Xie is being accused of workplace bullying and of creating a toxic work environment that led to her subordinate's death.In a social media post on Thursday evening, Xie apologized for poor emotional management in the workplace, as well as other inappropriate behaviors.

  • Xie, however, denied that there was any connection between her leadership style and the worker's death.At the same time, her legal team issued a statement saying that the media was reporting false information that had tarnished Xie's reputation.

  • Meanwhile, on Friday, a Taipei councillor filed a lawsuit with the Taipei District Office suing Xie for negligent homicide.

  • Let's hear more.She didn't even cover his body.

  • We hope to do all we can to defend the victim.

  • All Xie says can be summarized in four words.

  • It's not my fault.

  • She's blaming everything on other people and everyone else.

  • She says it's all the media's fault.

  • How can we tolerate this kind of attitude?The convener of the administrative investigation, Deputy Minister of Labor Xu Chuansheng, has always had a very close personal relationship with her.

  • She also gets along well with Workforce Development Agency Director General Cai Mengliang.

  • They are both her supporters, and that is the reality of it.Online commenters have criticized Xie's move to hire a legal team to speak on her behalf in public.

  • Some say she appears to believe she did nothing wrong, as if she was preparing for a potential trial in the future.

  • Others say that deep down, Xie knows she is in the wrong, but her lack of remorse makes a sincere apology unlikely.

One of the key figures in the suicide case at the Labor Ministry is Xie Yirong, the supervisor of the worker that took his life in the office.

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