Police in the central city of Da Nang have detained and launched legal proceeding against Bui Tuan Lam, born in 1984 and residing in Hai Chau district, for the charge of “making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the Criminal Code.
Bui Tuan Lam was arrested for the charge of “making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam" (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – Police in the central city ofDa Nang have detained and launched legal proceeding against Bui Tuan Lam, bornin 1984 and residing in Hai Chau district, for the charge of “making, storing,spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the Stateof Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the Criminal Code.
According to Colonel Nguyen Duc Dung from the municipal Department of Public Security, initial investigation showedthat Lam is a member of a number of organisations, groups, associations and exile reactionary organisationsagainst the Party and State of Vietnam .
Lam regularly joined political opponents to write articles distorting the government and incitingprotests and disorder causing activities.
Since 2013, he has regularly used social networks to poststories, videos and livestream with contents distorting the orientations andpolicies of the Party and State, while encouraging activities against the Partyand State. At the same time, Lam also shared articles insulting national leaderand the reputation and honour of law enforcement organisations and individualswith the desire and purpose of changing the socialist regime in Vietnam, thus causing anger among the masses.
Despite being educated and warned by the local police andadministration many times, Lam still showed non-cooperative and defiantattitude, and did not give up the infringing activities but conducted them moreopenly and fiercely./.
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Bui Tuan Lam was arrested for the charge of “making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam" (Photo: VNA) 
