Tran Minh Phung, the bus inspector on the Dong Nai bus with number plate 60V-9722, has been suspended for beating a passenger, 46 year-old Tran Thi Hanh, last week.
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| Phung (L), a witness, and Hanh at the meeting held by relevant agencies yesterday |
Tran Minh Phung, the bus inspector on the Dong Nai bus with number plate 60V-9722, has been suspended for beating a passenger, 46 year-old Tran Thi Hanh, last week.
Phung was suspended yesterday and has been asked to submit a report on the incident, said the Sonadezi Transport Joint Stock Company, which operates the bus.
The company and the provincial Center for Operation and Management of Public Passenger Transportation held a meeting the same day with Hanh and Phung to clarify the problem.
Hanh, a resident of the province’s Bien Hoa City, said she suffered injuries to her head, face, chest, and spine after being beaten by Phung on December 8, when she was on the bus.
She said Phung came over to her and asked, “Where is your ticket?” and she, with both her hands holding the handrail, replied that it was in her hand, but Phung suddenly pushed her down to the floor and viciously beat her to the brink of unconsciousness.
Meanwhile, Phung said, “Hanh kept her ticket in her hand, she refused to show it to me, and I only pushed her into a seat. I did not beat her.”
A representative of Sonadezi said that Phung was wrong to treat a passenger that way, and that he should negotiate with Hanh to determine how much he has to reimburse her for the medical treatment she required.
For her part, Hanh should obtain a certificate documenting her injuries to form a basis for compensation, the representative said.
Phung later paid VND700,000 (US$33) in advance to Hanh.
Hanh had earlier told that doctors at the Dong Nai General Hospital confirmed that she had suffered multiple injuries.
Tong Minh Hoa, the company’s deputy general director, apologized to Hanh for his staff’s violent acts, and assured that the case would be resolved objectively and satisfactorily.
(Source: TTNews)
