NBI sends team to Taiwan

Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng’s boat, the Kuang Ta Hsing No. 28, is checked by Taiwanese officers after arriving at Liuqiu port in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Taiwanese boat owner Steven Liao said the damage to the Guang Ta Hsin 28 costs around NT$8 million (P11 million). AP PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines – A team of investigators from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) tasked to look into the Philippine coast guards’ fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman left for Taiwan Monday morning, NBI Director Nonnatus Rojas said.

The investigating team’s target in Taiwan was to examine the boat used by the fishermen when the encounter took place.

The team left for Taiwan 7:50 a.m. on board Philippine Airlines flight PR896.

Rojas said the team was expected to stay in Taiwan for three days to finish their work.

“[But] that is subject to adjustment as needed,” Rojas said in a text message.