Police in Hanoi yesterday arrested a man who falsely claimed to be a member of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organization when he was handled by traffic officers for violating traffic rules.
At noon yesterday, 32-year-old Nguyen Thanh Tam was stopped by a traffic police team while he was riding without a helmet at the intersection of Nguyen Thai Hoc and Ton Duc Thang Streets, Dan Tri newswire reported.
As Tam claimed that he was a police officer at Cau Giay District, the police officers asked him to show his police card but he failed, said deputy team head, Lieutenant Colonel Vu Van Ngoai.
He then said he was a member of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organization and showed the team a card, No. 215236589 issued on August 2, 2011 as evidence.
Tam also showed the team a number of New Year greeting cards presented to him by State President Truong Tan Sang.
After examining the card, the officers found it to be fake, and they escorted Tam to their office for questioning. He later confessed he was a trader of sportswear on Trinh Hoai Duc Street.
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Tam said he wanted to use this fake card to threaten others when dealing with them, if necessary (Photo: Dan Tri)
The police found a plastic baton and a traffic control stick hidden in the boot of Tam's motorbike.
Tam said he had printed a card sample he accidentally found on the Internet and then stuck his photograph on it.
He told the police that he wanted to use the fake card to threaten people when dealing with them, if necessary.
The police are continuing their investigation.
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