HCMCity (VNA) – The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on July 31 openeda trial for the case of “disturbing security” with eight people involved.
Amongthe defendants, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hanh, 44, residing in Binh Chanh district, andHoang Thi Thu Vang, 54, in District 12, have been identified as masterminds ofthe case, and prosecuted by the municipal People’s Procuracy for “disturbingsecurity” in line with Clause 1, Article 118 of the 2015 Penal Code.
Hanhand other members of a secrete group called “Constitution” - Do The Hoa, 52, inHiep Thanh ward, District 12; Doan Thi Hong, 37, in Thanh My Loi ward, District2; and Tran Thanh Phuong, 45, in Binh Hung Hoa ward, Binh Tan district - incited others to join activities violatingthe national security.
Accordingto the indictment, Hanh, Vang, Hoa and Ho Dinh Cuong, Ngo Van Dung, Tran ThanhPhuong, Doan Thi Hong and Le Quy Loc shared video clips through Facebook to inducepeople to take part in their demonstration.
Theyassigned tasks, called for donations and prepared weapons for thedemonstration, aiming to disturb social order and political security, thussabotaging the Vietnamese State. However, their acts were soon detected bycompetent forces.
ThePeople’s Procuracy said their deeds are specially dangerous to the society andwould directly impact social order and safety as well as national security, andthey must be punished strictly./.