Disciplinary action against 3 officials in the case of public car picking up Minister Tran Tuan Anh's family

At the regular Government Press Conference on the afternoon of April 2, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade - Do Thang Hai said that the Ministry has assigned the Ministry's Office to review information and inspect individuals related to the use of a blue-plate car to pick up Minister Tran Tuan Anh's family at Noi Bai airport in accordance with regulations.

According to the representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, after reviewing the violations and the individuals also wanting to learn a lesson, the Ministry of Industry and Trade established a Disciplinary Council consisting of representatives of the Trade Union, Party Committee, Department of Organization and Personnel... to issue disciplinary measures for 3 people involved in this incident.

“The three individuals disciplined are the head of the protocol department, the receptionist, and the head of the ministry’s office. The disciplinary levels are two people being reprimanded, one person being reviewed and learning from experience. We will have another meeting to see if this disciplinary level is appropriate,” said Deputy Minister Do Thang Hai.

At the regular Government Press Conference last month (March 1), a representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade also received this question - a month after the incident of a blue-plate car entering the plane's stairs to pick up the family of Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh. Deputy Minister Do Thang Hai said at that time: "The Ministry of Industry and Trade is in the process of handling it."

Previously, the press reported on the incident in which the Ministry of Industry and Trade used a blue-plate car to pick up and drop off the family of Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh right at the foot of the plane's stairs on January 4, 2019.

On January 8, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh sent a letter of apology about this incident./.