Minister of the Interior Jiang Yi-huah said

Monday that incumbent and former heads of state

and their deputies are entitled to certain

privileges and resources "but in the execution

of their duties, security authorities should

gauge the propriety of their actions." He was

responding to a report accusing President Ma

Ying-jeou of abusing his privileges Nov. 28 when

his security detail used megaphones to demand

other vehicles in a traffic jam on the highway

to clear an inner lane for the president's

motorcade.

CNA Photo, Nov. 30, 2009