Prosecute and temporarily detain Nguyen Nang Tinh for the crime of propagandizing against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

According to a source from Nghe An Newspaper, on May 27, 2019, the Investigation Security Agency of Nghe An Provincial Police issued a decision to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused and issue an arrest warrant to detain Nguyen Nang Tinh (hometown: Quynh Hung commune, Quynh Luu district; residing in hamlet 6, Nghi Phu commune, Vinh city; teacher at Nghe An College of Culture and Arts), for the crime of "Making, storing, disseminating or propagating information and documents aimed at opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" as prescribed in Clause 01, Article 117 of the Penal Code.

Authorities took the statement of suspect Nguyen Nang Tinh on the morning of May 30, 2019. Photo: PV

According to documents and evidence collected by the authorities, Nguyen Nang Tinh is a subject who has been involved in activities of connecting, attracting and being influenced by a number of extremist and reactionary subjects at home and abroad. On his personal Facebook page, Nguyen Nang Tinh posted and shared articles, videos and images with content that propagated and distorted the Party and State's guidelines and policies, defamed the people's government; distorted history, defamed leaders, violated the people's government and the socialist regime, with the aim of opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; infringing upon the interests of the State, the rights and legitimate interests of organizations and individuals.

Nguyen Nang Tinh and the transcript of his testimony on the morning of May 30, 2019 at the Nghe An Provincial Police Investigation Security Agency. Photo: PV

Article 117. Crime of making, storing, disseminating or propagating information, documents and items aimed at opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:

1. Anyone who commits one of the following acts against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam shall be sentenced to imprisonment from:05 yearsarrive12 years:

   a) Making, storing, disseminating or propagating information, documents or items that distort or defame the people's government;

   b) Making, storing, disseminating or propagating information, documents or items with fabricated content, causing confusion among the people;

   c) Making, storing, disseminating or propagating information, documents or items that cause psychological warfare.

2. In particularly serious cases, the crime shall be punishable by imprisonment from10 yearsarrive20 years.
3. A person who prepares to commit this crime shall be punished with imprisonment from01 yeararrive05 years.