On July 22, leaders of Phu Cat commune (Gia Lai province) said that the locality is grasping information and verifying the case of a taxi driver being assaulted in the Phu Cat airport area.
According to initial information, at more than 8 am on July 21, in the parking area outside Phu Cat airport, 2 men came to talk to Mr. L.X. H (30 years old, driver of Lado Taxi). After an argument, the man in black suddenly rushed in and assaulted Mr. H.
At the same time, the man in a white shirt controlled Mr. H. so that the other person could continue to assault him. After resisting for a while, driver H. escaped.
On the same day, in an exchange with Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Van Hoai - CEO of Lado Taxi An Nhon area (Gia Lai branch) - confirmed that the unit had sent a report to Phu Cat Commune Police about driver H. being assaulted by 2 men, causing him to be hospitalized for treatment.
After being assaulted, driver H. had to be hospitalized for treatment. Phu Cat Commune Police have received a report to clarify the incident," Mr. Hoai said.
According to Mr. Hoai, at the time of the incident, driver H. came to Phu Cat airport to pick up passengers who had booked a car through the system. However, 2 men driving a taxi of another company thought that Mr. H. was competing for customers, so they came to cause trouble and then assaulted him.
The case is being verified and clarified by functional agencies for handling according to the provisions of law.
