Lam Dong man sentenced to eight years in jail for anti-State propaganda
The People’s Court of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong handed down an eight-year prison sentence to a local man for making, storing, and disseminating information opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, at a first-instance trial on September 24.
Defendant Hoang Viet Khanh at the first-instance trial on September 24. (Photo: Lam Dong Department of Public Security)
Lam Dong (VNA) – The People’s Court of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong handed down an eight-year prison sentence to a local man for making, storing, and disseminating information opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, at a first-instance trial on September 24.
According to the indictment of the provincial People’s Procuracy, Hoang Viet Khanh, 41, from Lien Nghia town, Duc Trong district, frequently accessed websites of reactionaries at home and abroad, which nurtured his oppositional views against the Party's policies and the State's laws.
The man then created a Facebook account to post 126 articles and a video clip criticising the Party and State’s policies involving politics, economy, and social affairs. He also distorted the national history, defamed and insulted leaders, and slandered senior Party officials, as well as spreading false information. The Facebook account drew over 45,000 subscribers and followers.
The investigation unit under the provincial Department of Public Security on February 19 began legal proceedings against and detained Khanh, who confessed to his violation of legal regulations in court.
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