More than 1,700 police found using fake degrees, certificates
More than 1,700 policemen in Vietnam have been caught using fake degrees and certificates to get promotions and raises, state-controlled media reported Thursday. A total of 1,076 got demoted and another 97 were dismissed from the police force for falsifying their education and training, the Pioneer newspaper said. The newspaper quoted vice minister of public security Lt. Gen. Le The Tiem defending the men, saying police can make mistakes.
"Police are human beings. If that is the case, there are cheaters," he said "The violation rate is very small (compared) with the size of the police force." Tiem said the nation's police is in the process of modernizing, and as part of that, it requires that most of its staff have a degree. Some in the police force did not get an official education and they had to go to part-time classes and other training in order to get salary raises, he said. In recent years, thousands of government civil servants have been caught falsifying their educational degrees.
The Associated Press - December 23, 2004
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