TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 5 (UPI) -- The head of Taiwan's police force Monday became the third top official to offer to resign over the mysterious shooting of the president and vice president.
On the eve of last month's election, President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu were reportedly wounded in an assassination attempt, China's Xinhua news agency reported Monday.
But the closeness of the election, which Chen and his allies won, sparked intense protest and accusations of foul play.
Police have yet to identify a suspect, and opposition Nationalist candidate Lien Chan has said he won't accept the election's results until the shooting is fully investigated.
Many of Lien's supporters have voiced their suspicion that Chen might have staged the shooting to win sympathy votes.
Chang Si-liang, director-general of Taiwan's police administration, said he submitted his resignation letter and was waiting for it to be approved.
Two other officials, Interior Minister Yu Cheng-hsien and the director of the security bureau Tsai Chao-ming earlier also offered to resign because of the shooting.
China, meanwhile, has sought to capitalize on the upheaval by claiming it shows the island republic's need for mainland intervention.
