Vietnamese customs officer caught
driving wrong way in viral video
By-standers stop the
car of Le Hai Hung in this screen capture taken from the viral video.
Police in Ho Chi Minh City
have imposed stern penalties on a customs officer, who was caught driving in
the wrong direction in a video shared on social media last week.
Colonel
Ho Van Hiep, chief of police in District 3, confirmed on Monday that Le Hai
Hung, 45, an officer from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, had been
sanctioned for his traffic violation.
Hung
was found to be driving in the wrong lane, while further investigation
revealed that his automobile inspection had expired by two months.
The
officer was subsequently slapped a VND6 million (US$269) fine, a seven-day
vehicle confiscation, and a three-month suspension of his driving license.
The
offense was caught on video, filmed by a by-stander, and has sparked outrage
from the public.
At
around 4:00 pm last Thursday, Hung was driving his car on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
Street before entering the wrong lane.
Hung’s
driving caused an impact to occur between his vehicle and a car steered by
24-year-old Pham The Anh, who was traveling in the opposite direction.
The customs officer continued his illegal route after the
impact, but was eventually stopped by infuriated by-standers.
A
traffic police officer later arrived at the scene to deal with the incident.
Several
eyewitnesses said that the police officer in the footage was abetting Hung’s
actions after he said “there is no problem here” to the crowd.
Tuoi Tre (Youth)
newspaper conducted a brief interview with the law enforcer himself, who was
Lieutenant Pham Nguyen Quoc Viet.
According
to Lt. Viet, he uttered the words to calm angered witnesses and quickly clear
the scene.
As
the situation escalated at a time when a delegation visiting from Belgium was
also scheduled to use the road, the officer decided to direct both vehicles
to a nearby sidewalk.
He
later reported the situation, pending decisions from his superiors, Viet
explained.
TUOI TRE
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Thứ Ba, 20 tháng 9, 2016
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