Leaders of terrorist organisation "Trieu dai Viet" (Viet Dynasty) (Photo: Ministry of Public Security)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Canada-based “Trieu daiViet” (Viet Dynasty) is a terrorist organisation, the Ministry of PublicSecurity affirmed on January 5.
Therefore, anyone who participate in theorganisation, lure others to join it, sponsor and receive sponsorship from it,take part in its training courses, and follow its instructions have committed thecrime of “terrorism” and “sponsoring terrorism” and will be handled pursuant toVietnam’s law, the ministry said in an announcement.
According to the ministry, the “Trieu dai Viet” wasestablished by former members of a terrorist organisation called “ProvisionalNational Government of Vietnam” in January 2018.
Headquartered in Canada, the organisation isoperating many websites and media channels.
Its leaders are Ngo Van Hoang Hung who has Canadiancitizenship, Tran Thanh Dinh with German citizenship, Ngo Manh Cuong withFrench citizenship and Huynh Thanh Hoang with US citizenship.
The organisation operates in the forms of conductingarmed rebellions, providing finance and instructing its units in Vietnam to carryout terrorist and destruction activities; and inciting people to stage demonstrationsand engage in riots to overthrow the administration.
It has sent tens of thousands of USD and hundreds ofmillions of VND to its members in Vietnam to purchase weapons, make bombs,mines and flags, and print reactionary leaflets and slogans./.
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Leaders of terrorist organisation "Trieu dai Viet" (Viet Dynasty) (Photo: Ministry of Public Security) 
