One inspector has been sacked and two others suspended, while some have received other forms of punishment for their wrongdoings at three vehicle registration and inspection centers in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Register (VR) has said. The VR has levied such penalties following an article published by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on July 13, saying that a number of vehicle inspectors took bribes of up to US$250 from drivers in exchange for overlooking their technical violations, general director Tran Ky Hinh, told the paper on Monday. The VR’s disciplinary council met on July 16 to review the offenses and responsibilities of all those involved in the corruption cases at the three centers and took disciplinary action against them, Hinh said. Accordingly, Le Duc Linh, an inspector at the 50-03V Vehicle Registration and Inspection Center in Thu Duc District, has been dismissed and is banned from working as a vehicle inspector for good. Linh was found taking bribes from drivers, as exposed in the said article. The VR also gave warnings to Ta Xuan Thu and Bui Van Huu, two other inspectors at the center, and revoked their inspector’s cards. Tran Huu Thai, director of the center, and his deputy, Trinh Ly An Phung, received a warning and a reprimand, respectively. At the 50-05V Vehicle Registration and Inspection Center in District 12 two inspectors, Nguyen Huynh Phong and Le Mau Tuan, were suspended. Tuan was also suspended from taking charge of a vehicle inspection line at the center. Meanwhile, the VR suspended the operation of one vehicle inspector line at the 50-05V Vehicle Registration and Inspection Center. One inspector there received a warning and another was reprimanded, while both had their inspector’s cards revoked. The center’s director and his deputy were given a warning and a reprimand, respectively. Since 2014, the VR has disciplined 103 senior executives and inspectors across the country and suspended the operation of three centers in the south-central province of Binh Thuan and the two southern provinces of Dong Nai and Binh Duong, general director Hinh said.

In addition, the VR also suspended three inspection lines at centers in Hanoi, the central province of Thanh Hoa and Binh Duong, he added.Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam!