Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The High-LevelPeople’s Court in Hanoi on July 10 maintained prison sentences handed down onthree men on the charge of conducting propaganda against the State of theSocialist Republic of Vietnam by the first instance court.
The defendants are Vu Quang Thuan, 52, fromthe northern province of Thai Binh; Nguyen Van Dien, 35, from the northernmountainous province of Yen Bai; and Tran Hoang Phuc, 24, from Ho Chi MinhCity.
According to the appeal court’s verdict,Thuan will spend eight years behinds bars and be put under surveillance forfive years after he completes the jail term. Meanwhile, Dien and Phuc receivedprison sentences of six and a half years, and six years, respectively, alongwith four-year surveillance each.
Basedon the content of seized video clips, objects and documents, statements of thedefendants and witnesses, legal assessments and public debates at court, thejudging panel concluded that between October 2016 to early March 2017, Thuan,Dien and Phuc produced and posted 17 video clips on the internet, storeddocuments that defame the administration. The trio spread distorted andfabricated information on the Party leadership as well as the State management andinstruction during national construction, development and defence. They also defamedand insulted Party and State leaders.
Their acts aim topropagandise and incite people to oppose the State and stir public anxiety, thejudging panel said.-VNA
The defendants are Vu Quang Thuan, 52, fromthe northern province of Thai Binh; Nguyen Van Dien, 35, from the northernmountainous province of Yen Bai; and Tran Hoang Phuc, 24, from Ho Chi MinhCity.
According to the appeal court’s verdict,Thuan will spend eight years behinds bars and be put under surveillance forfive years after he completes the jail term. Meanwhile, Dien and Phuc receivedprison sentences of six and a half years, and six years, respectively, alongwith four-year surveillance each.
Basedon the content of seized video clips, objects and documents, statements of thedefendants and witnesses, legal assessments and public debates at court, thejudging panel concluded that between October 2016 to early March 2017, Thuan,Dien and Phuc produced and posted 17 video clips on the internet, storeddocuments that defame the administration. The trio spread distorted andfabricated information on the Party leadership as well as the State management andinstruction during national construction, development and defence. They also defamedand insulted Party and State leaders.
Their acts aim topropagandise and incite people to oppose the State and stir public anxiety, thejudging panel said.-VNA
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