James Huang, spokesperson for the Office of the President, stated that it had originally been decided not to release these provocative photographs, in which the president can be seen bleeding, before the election, in order to avoid provoking an emotional response among the president's supporters and thereby delivering a blow to social stability and the election itself.
總統府發言人黃志芳並表示，槍擊事件過後，為了避免引起支持者或同情者的激憤，對社會安全及總統選情造成衝擊，因此並沒有在第一時間公布這些血腥照片。