Ca Mau authorities verified an audio recording believed to be the Vice Chairman of Phu Tan district demanding a 30% kickback from a contractor implementing a project in the area.
Mr. Ho Trung Viet, Head of the Propaganda Department of Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee, chaired the press conference. Photo: An Minh
The content was announced by Mr. Ho Trung Viet, Head of the Propaganda Department of Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee, at a press conference to inform about the incident where a recording was spread on social networks, allegedly of the Vice Chairman of Phu Tan District People's Committee demanding back the construction project, on the afternoon of May 29.
Two days ago, Facebook account Hai Nguyen posted a nearly two-minute audio recording believed to be of Mr. Nguyen Van Son, Vice Chairman of Phu Tan District, talking to a contractor. The recording shows that the district is considering assigning a contractor to carry out the Phu Tan Commune Cultural and Sports Center project, but the contractor's 20% fee is "a bit weaker than other units". After explaining that the 30% fee was too high, the contractor was asked to "follow the rules of the game, if we don't follow them, how can we do it, what's the point of doing research?"
According to the Head of the Propaganda Department of the Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee, this morning the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee convened a meeting to listen to the presentations of the relevant parties. Vice Chairman of Phu Tan District Nguyen Van Son said that he was not the person mentioned in the recording and requested the authorities to verify and clarify. After checking, the province will provide information to the press.
Head of the Propaganda Department of Ca Mau province speaking at the press conference. Video: An Minh
A representative of the Ca Mau Department of Information and Communications said the Facebook account that posted the recording was created on May 27. However, the account owner used the anonymous feature, so authorities have not been able to find specific information. The Department is verifying information about the account.
The units attending the press conference have not yet provided investment costs and construction progress of the commune cultural center project.
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