However, Tan Kok Ping, issuing a written statement through a lawyer, expressed "surprise" at Chen Shui-bian's denial, and said he would ask the relevant authorities to authenticate the signatures.
但陳國平本人則透過律師信函表示，對於陳水扁否認的態度，他「至感訝異」，也表明將委請鑑定機關進行筆跡鑑定。