Hanoi court jails anti-State propagandist for five years
The Hanoi People’s Court has sentenced Le Van Dung, a resident in the city’s Ha Dong district, to five years in prison for “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.
Defendant Le Van Dung at the trial on March 23 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The HanoiPeople’s Court has sentenced Le Van Dung, a resident in the city’s Ha Dongdistrict, to five years in prison for “conducting propaganda against the Stateof the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.
At the first-instance trialon March 23, the court also decided to put the defendant, born in 1970 andliving in Ha Cau ward, under five-year surveillance after he completes his jailterm.
His accessory, Nguyen Van Son,born in 1956 and living in Phuong Tu commune of Hanoi’s Ung Hoa district, receiveda suspended 18-month prison sentence with 36 months’ probation for “hiding acriminal”.
According to the indictment,from March 2017 to September 2018, Dung made and posted 12 video clips,including five that distorted the State’s guidelines and policies, defamed thepeople’s administration, and spread fabricated information stirring publicconcern.
After police launched legalaction, Dung fled and was later arrested while hiding at Son’s house. Son knewthat Dung was being wanted by the investigation agency but still let Dung stayat his home until Dung was uncovered and detained.
At the trial, Dung admitted his acts as pointed out in the indictment but said those acts did not violate the law. Meanwhile, Son pleaded guilty to all of his wrongdoing.
The jury held that this is aserious case that threats national security. Dung was aware that his acts rancounter to the law but still intentionally committed the crime.
Earlier, he had been fined thriceby police of Hoan Kiem district for causing public disorder./.
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Defendant Le Van Dung at the trial on March 23 (Photo: VNA) 
