On July 29, Trần Công Thoán, Chairman of the People's Committee of Kiến Giang Town (Lệ Thủy District), stated that the police had just imposed an administrative fine on an establishment for blocking the road to organize a birthday party right in the middle of the town.
Accordingly, the owner of the red pine oil center (Thượng Giang neighborhood, Kiến Giang town) D.T.T.H, was fined 5 million VND for illegally erecting a tent within the road land area.
As Lao Động reported, on July 21, a red pine oil business in Kiến Giang town blatantly erected a tent, stage, loudspeakers, etc., blocking the Mỹ Trung road.
During the event, there were musical performances and dancing to loud music, and vehicles passing through had to take alternative routes.
Previously, on May 13, the People's Committee of Lệ Thủy District issued a document to the heads of district-level agencies and departments and the chairmen of the People's Committees of communes and towns in the area regarding the clearance and prevention of illegal occupation and use of sidewalks, roadways, and road safety corridors.
In the document, the district People's Committee clearly stated that communes and towns should direct forces to pay special attention to cases of erecting tents for funerals and weddings that encroach on roadways, sidewalks, and pavements. The document emphasized that the chairmen of the units must be held accountable to the district People's Committee if such situations occur.