The arrest took place in the morning of the same day whenDung was hiding in the capital city’s Ung Hoa district.
Dung was accused of “making, storing, distributing ordisseminating information, documents, items against the State of the SocialistRepublic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the 2015 Penal Code.
He was said to have joined in anti-State activities andprotests disrupting security and order since 2011. He took part in severalsubversive groups as well as some “movements” launched by domestic and overseasreactionary elements.
Since 2018, Dung led the so-called “Phong trao chan hungnuoc Viet” (Movement to revive Vietnam) and publicly set up some channels andpages like “Tieng dan tivi”, “Eva tivi”, and “Chan hung tivi” on Youtube andFacebook, frequently posting videos that distorted and defamed theadministrations and leaders of localities so as to attract likes and supportfor reactionaries.
His case is being handled by the Hanoi Department of PublicSecurity in line with law./.