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Image source, Yen Duong / International Federation
Local people and volunteers distribute relief materials to affected people in Thua Thien – Hue province
Lieutenant General Le Chiem, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defense, on October 23 responded more clearly about the statement that “officers divide salaries as a gift,” causing a stir in public opinion.
On the afternoon of October 23, in the hall of the National Assembly in Hanoi, General-in-Chief Le Chiem told the Vietnamese press:
“Here I do not specify any locality because I do this task in all flood zones, in the provinces and in the military zones I participate. It is a question of warning and correcting the rank and file immediately, not for any locality, so that all the goods of the people and the army are delivered to the right people who need support. “
“Organizations need to be warned to reorganize, although it is currently not discovered. We also learn lessons and warn the locality about the reduction of the regime, how this good should be enjoyed by the people. . “
A journalist asked again at the time of this year’s rain and flood if such a phenomenon happened.
Mr. Le Chiem replied: “So far, it has not been discovered, but this is a warning. We also learn the lesson after the floods, there are situations like this, overriding the scheme, relief goods. This is a word warning, so local leaders have a responsibility to stop immediately so people can enjoy the goods. “
Also on October 23, the President of the Vietnam Red Cross Association, Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu, commented on the statement by Deputy Minister of National Defense, Lieutenant General Le Chiem:
“I think this, if there is one, is unique and maybe the families of the local cadres also need it. They do not believe that it affects the image of the soldiers of the government or the army.
In my opinion, some dried sorghum, if not to save hunger, will not have much value, no one will use it intentionally. But they also need to learn from experience. This incident is well understood by both the military and the armed forces. “
Image source, Vietnam Red Cross
At least 178,000 houses in Vietnam are submerged in water, as this image shows in Quang Binh province.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu continued, “Meanwhile, all the people are heading to the central region and any negligent action, even a small one, will become a problem causing problems for society.
I think the press should also share, not analyze too deeply, because it is a small phenomenon, not a popular phenomenon, and then look back and deny all the efforts and efforts of the military. government as well as recent relief forces.
Actually, this flood caused great damage to the people and even affected the rescue and rescue forces … There the government, the military also had to take a great responsibility and they did the best they could. “
Why did General Le Chiem’s words cause a stir?
On October 22, Vietnamese public opinion on Facebook was buzzing as they read the news in the Vietnamese press saying at the October 22 morning meeting in Quang Tri, Lieutenant General Le Chiem, Deputy Minister of National Defense, spoke about ‘ It was found that some local leaders (at the grassroots level) distributed the dry salaries to officials as gifts, because it was delicious.
This statement made the majority of the public understand that Mr. Le Chiem was speaking about the scandal that is happening right now in Quang Tri province.
This caused that a day later, on October 23, the press asked again and Major Lieutenant General Le Chiem explained that he did not specify any location.
