First-instance judgment upheld for anti-state propagandist
The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi on August 25 opened an appeal court for defendant Pham Thi Doan Trang, born in 1978 and residing in Dong Da district of Hanoi, who was accused of "conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam."
Hanoi (VNA) – The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoion August 25 opened an appeal court for defendant Pham ThiDoan Trang, born in 1978 and residing in Dong Da district of Hanoi, who was accused of "conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam."
According to indictment of the municipal People’s Procuracy,from November 16, 2017 to December 5, 2018, Trang made, stored and distributeddocuments and articles with contents against the State.
In her interviews toforeign media, she also distorted the State's policies and guidelines, defamedthe people’s administration and spread fabricated news, causing public concern.
In the first instance court in last December, the HanoiPeople’s Court sentenced Pham Thi Doan Trang to nine years in prison for thecharge of “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic ofVietnam” in accordance with Article 88 of the 1999 Criminal Code.
The jury said her acts caused danger to society, andintentionally violated the socialist regime and the State as well as thestrength of the people’s administration.
Trang also failed to make sincere declarations during theinvestigations and committed the offence many times, the jury said.
Therefore, the appeal court upheld the sentence passed on Trang at the first-instance court./.
The Hanoi People’s Court sencented Pham Thi Doan Trang, 43, residing in the capital city's Dong Da district to nine years in prison for the charge of “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” in accordance with Article 88 of the 1999 Criminal Code.
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Pham Thi Doan Trang at the court (Photo: VNA) 
