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On the morning of January 5, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court opened a trial to hear three defendants: Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Tuan on charges of “Manufacturing, possessing, distributing or propagating information, documents and articles a against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam “.
The trial was presided over by Judge Nguyen Tuan Anh (Criminal Court – City People’s Court).
According to the records, in 2014, Pham Chi Dung and 40 people (including Nguyen Tuong Thuy) announced the establishment of the “Vietnam Independent Journalists Association”. The members agreed to elect Dung as the president of the association.
The defendant Pham Chi Dung went to court for the crime of “Manufacturing, possessing, distributing or disseminating information, documents and articles against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” (photo provided by the police)
As the leader of the association, Pham Chi Dung led the creation of the “Vietnam Times” website. This website publishes articles with content against the state of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, propagating the activities of the “Association of Independent Journalists of Vietnam”. Therefore, Dung and his comrades wanted to attract and develop members at home and abroad, and activities against the state. Using many different pseudonyms, Pham Chi Dung published 1,530 news stories and articles that distorted and defamed the town’s administration; manufactured, infringed on the reputation of the Communist Party of Vietnam on the above website.
In “Vietnam Independent Journalists Association”, Nguyen Tuong Thuy holds the position of vice president in charge of the “north branch”, Le Huu Minh Tuan is a member of the association. The two defendants published many articles with content that distorted politics and policies; in violation of the law.
At the end of 2019, the Ho Chi Minh City police prosecute the case, prosecute the defendants, and enforce Pham Chi Dung’s arrest warrant to conduct an investigation into the crime of “Elaborating, possessing, distributing or spreading information, documents and materials “. products directed against the state of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. “In mid-2020, Thuy and Tuan hit the wrong network.
In October 2020, the Ho Chi Minh City police transferred documents and requested the VKSND at the same level to prosecute the crime of “Elaborating, storing, distributing or disseminating information, documents and articles to oppose the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.” with three subjects.
According to the representative of Ho Chi Minh City VKSND, 3 defendants had a long history of anti-destruction activities; regularly publishes articles that distort the commitments and policies of the Party and the State. This is particularly risky behavior; Failure to do so in a timely manner will harm national security. The defendants have helped dissatisfied elements, political opportunities; causing confusion in public opinion. Therefore, the law must be strictly adhered to in order to educate, deter and prevent in general.
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