Vinh City Police temporarily detain a subject for spreading false information about the Covid-19 epidemic
(Baonghean.vn) - Wanting to attract attention, Nam posted false information on Facebook that someone in Vietnam had died from the Covid-19 epidemic.
On April 19, 2020, Vinh City Police issued a decision to temporarily detain Nguyen Hoai Nam (born in 1976, residing in Hung Loc commune, Vinh city) for illegally providing or using information on computer networks and telecommunications networks as prescribed in Article 288 of the Penal Code.
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| Subject Nguyen Hoai Nam. Photo: Trong Tuan |
The police agency determined that from April 13 to April 18, 2020, on the social network Facebook, an account named "Nam Hoai Nguyen Trong" posted many information and articles with content that violated the provisions of the law, distorting information that was not true about the Covid-19 epidemic such as: "Vietnam has had the first death from Covid! Guaranteed to be accurate", "Confirming the first death from Corona in Vietnam. A patient at Bach Mai", "According to the source, there are 3 Vietnamese people who died from Covid-19 that the government hid! 2 Hanoi, 1 Nghe An, so treacherous"...
The above false information has caused confusion among the public and affected the epidemic prevention and control work in Nghe An. In addition, this subject also used many insulting words towards a number of individuals and organizations, causing outrage among the masses.
During the investigation, the police identified the owner of the Facebook account and the false information and posts as Nguyen Hoai Nam. On April 18, 2020, Nguyen Hoai Nam was taken to the police station.
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| The information Nam posted on his personal Facebook page. Screenshot |
Here, Nguyen Hoai Nam confessed to his crime. Nam said that because he wanted to attract attention on Facebook, he made up false information and posts with the above content to post on social networks.
Determining that Nguyen Hoai Nam's behavior showed signs of the crime of "Illegal provision or use of computer network and telecommunications network information" as prescribed in Article 288 of the Penal Code, the Vinh City Police Department issued a decision to temporarily detain Nguyen Hoai Nam for investigation and clarification.
