Top Geneva envoy ordered home after misconduct claims

Taiwan’s top envoy in Geneva has been ordered to return home to respond to allegations of workplace bullying, misuse of public funds and other misconduct, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said yesterday.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a formal investigation into the behavior of Greg Lee (李冠德), director-general of the Taipei Cultural and Economic Office in Geneva, after receiving a signed complaint from employees at its Geneva office late last month, Lin said.Because the allegations cover numerous issues and cannot be adequately addressed through written correspondence, the ministry formally instructed Lee to return to Taiwan and provide a detailed explanation, Lin said. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ emblem is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo: Taipei Times