Arrest of suspect who used the name of the press to threaten others
The police have temporarily detained Mr. Trinh Phuong Nam, who took advantage of his journalistic activities to extort property from a livestock farm in Dak Mil district.
On July 29, the Investigation Police Agency of Dak Mil District (Dak Nong) announced that it had issued a decision to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused and issue an order to detain Trinh Phuong Nam (born in 1988, Director of Education and Law Television Company Limited, branch in Dak Nong province) for the act of taking advantage of the name of journalistic activities toextortion
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| Nam and documents (small photo) when arrested. |
Previously, from July 10 to 15, Nam met and threatened the owner of a livestock farm in Dak Mil district, forcing the farm to directly give and transfer 8 million VND to Nam, otherwise he would write and post an article reflecting the violations.
On July 17, the Dak Mil District Police Department issued an emergency detention order for Trinh Phuong Nam to investigate and clarify the act of extortion, and searched his workplace.
During the inspection, the police seized 2 mobile phones, 1 laptop, 1 press card, 3 collaborator cards all bearing the name Trinh Phuong Nam along with a number of other related documents and objects.
Initially, Nam confessed to all his crimes and admitted that he had a press card because he asked someone else to help him.
Dak Mil District Police Investigation Agency is continuing to investigate and clarify to handle related subjects according to regulations.law.
