Nghe An young man fined 12.5 million VND for posting false information about Covid-19 epidemic
(Baonghean.vn) - On March 20, Tan Ky District Police (Nghe An) issued a decision to administratively fine Mr. Nguyen Huu Ch. Born in 1992, residing in Nghia Hanh Commune, Tan Ky District for posting false information on social networks.
Previously, on March 9, 2020, Mr. Nguyen Huu Ch. used his personal Facebook account "Hoang Chau" to post the content: "Announcement to the people of Tan Ky district, the corona virus has arrived in Tan Ky, An Phat has just quarantined a victim, everyone take precautions".
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Police work with Mr. Nguyen Huu Ch. Photo: Phuong Hao |
The content of the above article is untrue and causes public confusion.Currently, no cases of Covid-19 infection have been detected in Tan Ky district.
After receiving the information, Tan Ky District Police had a meeting with Mr. Ch. to remind and request Mr. Ch. to remove the post and post a correction. At the same time, they decided to impose an administrative fine of VND 12,500,000 on Mr. Nguyen Huu Ch. for posting false information about the Covid-19 epidemic on social networks.
Tan Ky District Police recommend that all people consider and select information when using social networks, to avoid violating the law due to lack of knowledge./