# Taipei gay bar raid sparks controversy over officers’ discriminatory remarks

https://mins.news/en/item/86061

- BBC Chinese, 2026-10-05 07:57 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cmz98p0x525xo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Police raided Taipei’s Commander D gay bar in Ximending and took 52 people, including its manager, into custody. Police acknowledged improper conduct by officers and reprimanded six of them, while Mayor Chiang Wan-an apologized. LGBT rights groups protested and called for an investigation into the operation.

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