A young man was arrested for 'inciting people in the Central region'

The young man was accused of posting online many pictures and videos about some hot issues in the central provinces with the intention of inciting people.

On the afternoon of April 6, Colonel Nguyen Tien Nam, Deputy Director of Ha Tinh Police, said that the police had just initiated a criminal case, prosecuted the accused, and temporarily detained Nguyen Van Hoa (22 years old, residing in Ky Khang commune, Ky Anh district) for the crime of "Abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and citizens."

According to the investigation agency, Hoa colluded with a number of foreign organizations to take photos and film sensitive incidents and post them on social networks to incite people. "He signed contracts with foreign stations and websites for 1,500 USD for 16 reports per month," the police said.

Police accused this young man of joining people gathering at the Formosa company area on October 2, 2016, then filming a video and posting it on social media, "complicating the security and order situation in the area."

In addition, Hoa was also accused of creating many social media accounts to share images and articles about a number of hot, complicated issues in the central provinces such as environmental incidents and floods with other organizations and individuals.

Ha Tinh police said "Hoa is a criminal with knowledge of information technology, using many tricks to cause difficulties for the investigation agency"./.

According to VNE