Foreign Minister Eugene Chien submitted his resignation, saying it was partly to take responsibility for a "dereliction of duty" by his ministry involving the premature release of an American statement of congratulations on President Chen Shui-bian's re-election in a disputed vote.
But whether that is enough to turn round a country heading for dereliction any time soon or whether they will be allowed to try doing so is still doubtful.Correction: We said that Zimbabwe's official gold output in 1999 was 27m tonnes.
A constable was also detained for conspiring with the suspects and for dereliction of duty, authorities said, adding they were looking for one more suspect and one constable.
Eventually, the court found him guilty of accepting bribes from eight drug companies, condemned him for dereliction of duty for failing to police the drug industry or his subordinates and creating regulatory schemes that allowed dangerous drugs to come to the market.
A constable was also detained for conspiring with the suspects and for dereliction of duty, authorities added.
If I don't call the police it's less a mercy than the fear they might arrest me for parental dereliction".
Robert Hoyt, the founding editor of The National Catholic Reporter, said, "Holding people in authority to account for obvious dereliction of duty affects everybody".
It was also reported in August that two environment agency officials in Wugang City, Hunan province, were being investigated for suspected dereliction of duty over an incident in which 1,354 children suffered lead poisoning, evidently from a metal smelter.
The review recommended the dismissal of Detective Sergeant Chaffey for "gross dereliction" of duty, also recommending criminal charges against five other investigative officers.
