Game shop in Nam Dan district still secretly opens to welcome customers

On April 16, information from the People's Committee of Kim Lien commune said that the locality had proposed the Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Dan district to issue a decision to impose an administrative penalty, fine 7.5 million VND on Mr. DVT, owner of a game shop in Sen 2 village, Kim Lien commune, for opening a business of non-essential goods and services during the epidemic season.

Previously, at 4:00 p.m. on April 15, after receiving a report from local residents, the authorities of Kim Lien commune conducted a surprise inspection and discovered that the game shop was still open to welcome guests during the epidemic season.

A game shop in Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan) secretly operated on April 15. Photo cut from clip.

Mr. Tran Le Chuong - Chairman of Kim Lien Commune People's Committee said: At the time of discovery, there were 5 teenagers playing games in the game shop. The shop owner only left the door slightly open and turned off the lights to fool the authorities, but in fact, the shop was still open for business as usual. Through investigation, before the authorities raided, the game shop had welcomed 12 visitors on April 15.

It is worth mentioning that at the time of discovery, neither the owner nor the 5 players were wearing masks or keeping a safe distance as required. Therefore, the commune has drawn up administrative violation records for these 6 cases with a total fine of 1.2 million VND.

Regarding the fines for non-essential businesses during the epidemic season, due to exceeding the authority, Kim Lien commune has submitted a dossier to the Chairman of Nam Dan District People's Committee proposing to fine this facility 7.5 million VND and request it to close according to the provisions of Directive 16.