On February 7, speaking to the press, Mr. Hoang Trung Dung, Secretary of the Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee, said that he had learned about the incident where a blue-plate car of the Women's Union of this province went to Vinh airport (Nghe An) to pick up relatives of the union's leaders. Mr. Dung is assigning the Provincial Women's Union to report to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.

"The Provincial Party Standing Committee will seriously review the incident. Initially, it is known that the President of the Provincial Women's Union went to wish a happy new year to veteran officials of the Women's Union in Nghe An, then picked up her daughter from Vinh airport," said Mr. Dung.

According to Mr. Dung, regarding the use of horns and lights on priority vehicles, the province is assigning the police to review. Any departments, agencies, branches, and localities that use them will have them revoked and rectified.

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A blue-plate car with priority lights entered the airport to pick up family members of the leaders of the Women's Union of Ha Tinh province. Photo: Contributor

Speaking with VietNamNet, an officer from the Traffic Police Department of Ha Tinh Province Police confirmed that the above blue-plate car is managed and used by the Ha Tinh Province Women's Union.

"The police will invite the driver to come in for questioning. If there is a violation, a report will be drawn up and the driver will be punished according to regulations," said an officer from the Traffic Police Department.

Earlier, on the morning of February 7, a clip and image of a blue-plate car with license plate 38A-066.88 entering Vinh airport (Nghe An) to pick up passengers appeared on social media. The car turned on its lights and siren to let other vehicles give way. The incident is causing public outrage.

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The incident caused public outrage. Photo: Contributor

During the process of the blue-plate car picking up people at the airport, Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Ha, President of the Women's Union of Ha Tinh province, was sitting in the car.

Responding to the press, Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Ha said that on the afternoon of February 2, after visiting senior women's union officials in Nghe An province to wish them a happy new year, she used her official car to pick up her daughter from Vinh airport to go home.

"Because my daughter was pregnant, I informed the agency to pick her up at Vinh airport. Because the plane landed late, the car waited a long time. When she came out, there was a lot of traffic so the driver turned on the lights to speed up," said Ms. Ha.

The official car of the Ha Tinh Women's Union uses priority lights and sirens to pick up family members of leaders . Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Ha, President of the Ha Tinh Women's Union, confirmed that after visiting the veteran women's union officials in Nghe An to wish them a happy new year, she also picked up her daughter from Vinh airport to return home.