District vice chairman slapped subordinate because of work conflict?
Due to disagreements in work views, the vice chairman of the district People's Committee and an officer of a department got into an argument. The vice chairman slapped his subordinate, causing a stir in public opinion.
On the afternoon of January 29, speaking with Tuoi Tre Online, Mr. Tran Em - Chairman of the People's Committee of Duc Pho district (Quang Ngai), confirmed that the district People's Committee had an incident where Mr. Le Thanh Tan - Vice Chairman of the district People's Committee, slapped his subordinate as rumored by public opinion.
According to Mr. Em, there is currently a lot of different information and it is not possible to confirm the reason why Mr. Tan slapped the employee.
"Initial information, Mr. Tan assigned the work to Mr. Chien. When the appointment came, Mr. Tan asked the head of the natural resources and environment department if the work had been completed, the head of the department said he did not hear Mr. Chien say anything.
After that, Mr. Tan met Mr. Chien in the office. Mr. Tan said that Mr. Chien did not follow the instructions and the two sides had disagreements, leading to an argument and Mr. Tan slapped Mr. Chien," Mr. Em informed.
However, Mr. Em said that this was only one-sided information and that the exact details of the incident were not yet known. The incident caused a stir in public opinion, and Duc Pho district also reported it to Quang Ngai province.
"The province has directed the district to strictly handle this issue. Do not listen to one-sided information. Currently, the district Party Committee's standing committee is checking, verifying, inviting both parties to work and clarify the issue. At that time, more specific information will be provided to the press," said Mr. Em.
