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Facebooker imprisoned for anti-Party, anti-State propaganda

The People’s Court of Binh Thuy district in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 22 sentenced a woman to two years in prison for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate the interests of the State, the rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals.”
Facebooker imprisoned for anti-Party, anti-State propaganda ảnh 1Le Thi Binh has been given a two-year prison sentence for anti-Party and anti-State propaganda (Photo courtesy of the police)
Can Tho (VNA) - The People’s Court of Binh Thuy district in theMekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 22 sentenced a woman to two years inprison for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate the interestsof the State, the rights and legitimate interests of organisations andindividuals.”

According to the indictment, Le Thi Binh, born in 1976 and a resident ofAn Thoi ward in Binh Thuy district, used several Facebook accounts, namely“Binh Le” (then renamed “Le Ngoclan Ct”), “Ngoc Lan CT Ngoc CT Le”, and “AnnaNguyen”.

From October 2019 to November 2020, she frequently used these accountsto conduct livestreams and post and share articles that defamed, offended, anddistorted Party and State organisations and leaders.

The jury held that the defendant took advantage of the right to freedomof speech to post articles and livestream on the social network, whichattracted a large number of views and comments, to erode Party and Stateleaders’ prestige and people’s trust.

Binh’s acts broke laws, violated the interests of the State and therights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals, andnegatively affected local order and security, which called for strict punishment.

Given this, the court decided to hand down atwo-year sentence./.
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