Deputy Minister of Justice Tran Tien Dung said that three years after implementing the ministry's ban on staff from drinking during the working week, only one violator has been detected.
In April, 2013, the Ministry of Justice issued an instruction to ban its officials and employees from drinking alcohol during work days.
The Ministry of Justice has banned its staff from drinking during the working week since April 201
According to the instruction, all judicial officials and staff are banned from drinking during work hours and lunch breaks. Ministry leaders have also called for an alcohol ban at conferences and events which have the participation of justice officials and employees on work days.
However during the three-year implementation of the instruction, Deputy Minister of Justice Tran Tien Dung said that to date; only one case has been found. Nguyen Van Gau, Head of the Long An Province's Department of Civil Judgement Enforcement. Gau was reprimanded for the violation at a recent national meeting on civil justice enforcement. His only punishment was not being allowed to participate in the role model awards for this year.
The Ministry of Justice also set up taskforces which specialise in checking drinking establishments and restaurants near the ministry agencies and offices to find out staff drinking alcohol during working days.
Restaurants and canteens of the ministry's agencies and offices are also banned from serving alcohol to the ministry staff members during the working week.
