Vietnam border inspectors to be punished for extortion

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Chinese tourist clashes with Vietnamese border inspection staff at Nha Trang Airport.(Photo from Weibo) 

On May 4, the Consulate General of China in Ho Chi Minh City made representation on the issue of Chinese tourists being asked to pay tips to border inspection agents at Nha Trang Airport. The consulate demanded that the results of the investigation into the incident be broadcast.

The Vietnamese representative said that local government has already asked the relevant departments for a detailed report on the event, and has strengthened supervision on border exit and entry procedures. The inappropriate behavior of border inspection staff has been rectified and the offending employees will be punished for their actions, the representative promised.

The Chinese consulate pushed the Vietnamese side to seriously investigate the incident, punish relevant personnel and guarantee the legal rights of Chinese tourists.

According to a local news report on May 5, several border inspection agents at Nha Trang Airport have now been suspended.

According to various media reports, a group of Chinese tourists were asked to pay "tips" to border inspection staff at Nha Trang Airport on May 2. Some employees even said in Chinese: "10 yuan, 10 yuan." An "uncooperative" tourist was pushed over and threatened with an electric shock device. Then the whole group was required to pay 30 yuan each as a penalty. At that time, about 800 to 1,000 passengers were in the vicinity, mostly Chinese tourists bound for Chengdu, Chongqing and Shanghai.

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