Legislator stranded in Hanoi Airport for 9 hours / 蘇治芬赴越南參訪 護照被扣.無登機證　　　　　　　　　　

DPP legislator Su Chih-fen visited Vietnam on August 1. However, she was stranded in the Hanoi Airport for 9 hours because she didn't get her boarding pass, and her passport was confiscated. After MOFA negotiated with the Vietnam authorities, Su took a bus to Ha Tinh province, where she visited the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation on August 2. Su said she has no idea why the incident happened, and the Vietnam authorities clarified that they did not confiscate her passport. DPP legislator Su Chih-fen visited Vietnam on August 1. When she checked in for her flight from the Hanoi airport to Ha Tinh province, she was the only one out of the 9 group members who didn't get a boarding pass. Her passport was also confiscated. She emphasized on Facebook that she had to almost fight to get it back. After 9 hours of negotiation, Su took a bus to her destination instead. ==WANG PEI-LING, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs== She arranged the whole itinerary herself, so the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam did not know where she was heading to. When the incident happened, she contacted TECO. TECO then held an emergency negotiation with the Vietnam authorities, and they agreed to allow Su to continue her itinerary. Su reported on Facebook that she was fine. She visited the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation in the company of MOFA staff on August 2. Her movements were restricted because her itinerary was reported to the Vietnam authorities, and the police followed her and took pictures of her all the way. It is said that Su's plan to attend an event hosted by Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý, the well-known father of Vietnam's anti-government movement, was the cause of the incident. Su herself said she has no idea why she was obstructed and the Vietnam authorities clarified that her passport was not confiscated. ==CHEN WEI-HAI, representative of VECO== She used a tourist visa, which means she cannot participate in non-tourism events. However, we respect Taiwanese legislators, so we negotiated with the Vietnam authorities. Su may not have included visiting anti-government dissidents in her itinerary. Her visit to the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, which is the only place she visited besides traveling, was agreed by the Vietnam authorities. Su emphasized that it was a private itinerary, so she didn't contact TECO in advance. She will arrive in Taiwan on August 4. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 民進黨立委蘇治芬到越南參訪，1號傳出在河內機場要飛往河靜，辦理登機時，一團九人，只有她沒拿到登機證，護照還被機組人員扣留，蘇治芬將過程po在臉書上，強調幾乎是用強奪的方式，才要回護照，在我國駐越南代表處交涉下，等了九個小時，傍晚六點，才改搭巴士前往河靜。 ==外交部發言人 王珮玲== 她的行程是自己安排的 所以她要去哪裡 其實駐處也並不是那麼清楚 所以她到機場發生情況 相關的行程發生狀況的時候 有聯繫駐越南代表處 那駐處就立刻跟 越方進行緊急的協商 那經過一段時間之後呢 越方有同意整個行程繼續 蘇治芬下午也透過臉書報平安，並在外館人員陪同下，參觀台塑河靜鋼鐵廠，但一行人的一舉一動都有越南公安跟隨拍照，所有行程都要層層上報，行動確實受到限制。外傳護照會被扣留，跟計畫出席越南反政府人士阮文理神父的活動有關，蘇治芬強調，完全不了解原因，不過越南方面澄清，沒有扣留護照。 ==越南駐台北代表處代表 陳維海== 她用旅遊的簽證 她不能去有什麼活動 但是我們很尊重 她是台灣的立委 所以還跟有關部會協調 根據了解，旅遊以外的行程，就是參訪台塑河靜鋼鐵廠，並非拜訪反政府人士，而越方已經同意蘇治芬到台塑鋼鐵廠訪問，由於蘇治芬強調這是私人行程，在碰到問題後，才緊急聯繫駐越南代表處，要求介入協調，蘇治芬一行人預計8月4號返抵國門。 記者 林欣儀 吳嘉堡 台北報導