｜ fessors and doctors sitting at the center. As they were dragged off, many doctors who purposely wore NTU Hospital ID badges yelled out, “This is our hospital, how dare you?” Seeing how the police were also roughing up female doctors, Lee Chen-yuan once again yelled angrily, “Get a female officer here!” But he was ignored by the police. Denouncing Police Brutality, Lee Chenyuan Insisted on Resisting to the End Worried about Lee Chen-yuan’s advanced age, Huang Fang-yan and Tu Hsing-che tried to get him to take a break inside the Basic Medical Science Building. They were rebuked by Lee Chen-yuan. How could they ask him to go inside? Lee Chen-yuan was convinced that as soon as he went inside, everyone Chapter 3 ｜ Protest: The Crucial 20 Days outside would be taken away by the police, so he insisted on staying with everyone else. At 3:15 a.m., Luo Wen-chia was dragged off into a riot vehicle. Also, Rev. Lin Tsung-cheng, who often led movements even before martial law was lifted, was forcefully dragged away and beaten heavily by the SWAT team until he could no longer stand. The police were brutal and showed no mercy. In the end, there were only around 30 activists, including Lin Shan-tien and Chen Shih-meng, who surrounded Lee Chen-yuan closely, holding their ground. At 3:30, it became clear that the police were about to conduct the final wave of dispersal. To avoid leaving any news footage, the military police began asking the media to leave. At first, the reporters jointly refused and protested. But soon, the three major channels and most reporters received orders from their supervisors to leave the scene. October 10, 1991: Academician Lee Chen-yuan photographing the military police during the sit-in in front of the Basic Medical Science Building, National Taiwan University. Photographer: Huang Yi-shu Roosevelt Road to prevent them from returning to the protest site. Chen Cheng-jan, who was among those dropped off at another location, contacted the command center at the Basic Medical Science Building and quickly reached the decision to establish a second protest site. They announced to alliance members that once they were dragged off by the police, they should gather at the entrance of the NTU main campus and continue to sit in protest until the end of the military parade. At 1:48 a.m., the police began a third wave of forceful dispersal. This time, the police targeted the religious personnel sitting behind the professors and students. Dozens of members from the Presbyterian Church and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Association were dragged off successively. 116 At 1:52 a.m., plainclothes police and the SWAT team stormed the sit-in area, ripping away the banners that read “Police Stay Off the NTU Campus” and deploying tear gas against the crowd. Next, Lin Tsungcheng, Chang Chung-tung, and Lin Ferng-Ching were also dragged away roughly. Lin Shan-tien, who had taught Chang Chi at the Central Police University, angrily yelled, “Chang Chi, you’ll end up sparking a revolution!” By now, worried about Lee Chen-yuan’s safety, Lin Shan-tien suggested, “Should we disperse on our own to avoid being dragged by the police?” But Lee Chen-yuan fearlessly insisted on staying put. At 2:05 a.m., the police began a fourth wave of dispersal. This was followed by a fifth wave at 2:15 a.m. The police began putting their hands on the pro- October 10, 1991: Reporters sat in protest, refusing to be dispersed by the military police. The papers in their hands read "Protest against media blackout". Photographer: Pan Hsiao-hsia 117