On March 2, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, the leader of Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports said that he had assigned the Department Inspectorate to verify and clarify the case of forging the Certificate of Merit of the Director of this Department.
On December 25, 2024, the Director of the Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports issued Decision No. 3852 to award Certificates of Merit to 11 individuals belonging to Karate branches in Vinh City, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Tan Ky.
However, we later learned that some individuals not on the above list were also awarded Certificates of Merit by the Department Director. Therefore, the leaders of the Department have assigned the Inspectorate to investigate and clarify, with the view of strictly handling according to regulations if there are violations and violations" - the leader of the Department of Culture - Sports of Nghe An said and added that this is a phenomenon that has never happened before in the industry.

According to the reporter's investigation, in Yen Thanh district, there are a number of individuals belonging to the district Karate branch who are not on the list attached to the Commendation Decision No. 3852 of the Director of the Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports but have also been awarded a Certificate of Merit.
Specifically, coach D.Q.T was awarded a Certificate of Merit even though he was not on the list attached to Decision 3852. Through the discussion, Mr. T said that he was recently awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Director of Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports for his outstanding achievements in the Karate training movement.
The reporter raised the issue of Mr. D.Q.T being awarded a Certificate of Merit but not being on the list of awards of the Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports, Mr. T said that he did not know about this incident, and that for him, having a Certificate of Merit was fine, but not having one was fine.
According to the reporter's investigation, at least 7 individuals from Do Luong, Yen Thanh districts, Vinh city... have been awarded Certificates of Merit by the Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports but are not on the list of awards.
When asked if the case file was transferred to the reporter's investigation agency, the leader of Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports said that he would first assign the Inspectorate to clarify, then handle the case in accordance with the procedures and regulations of the law.