Nguyen Nang Tinh was arrested: A lesson for the arrogant and delusional

As a lecturer, Nguyen Nang Tinh should have performed his duties and responsibilities as a teacher, contributing to the cause of educating people, but Tinh went against his work, ignoring the advice of his colleagues and the reminders and warnings of the authorities.

Taking advantage of the so-called “freedom of speech”, 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, slandered 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; and violated the interests of the State, the rights and legitimate interests of organizations and individuals.

Authorities took the statement of suspect Nguyen Nang Tinh on the morning of May 30.

Also on his Facebook page, Nguyen Nang Tinh posted pictures “showing off” his relationship with disgruntled, extremist and reactionary elements. “When you go with ghosts, you wear paper clothes”, from expressing “dissenting opinions”, Nguyen Nang Tinh has been connecting, attracting and being influenced by a number of extremist and reactionary elements at home and abroad, disseminating and propagating information aimed at opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The initiation of criminal proceedings and temporary detention of defendant Nguyen Nang Tinh demonstrates the strictness of the law and is also a warning to other subjects who are plotting and carrying out activities against the State and activities that go against the interests and traditions of the nation.

This is also a lesson for "netizens", especially a small number of officials and civil servants who are often not vigilant against bad, unverified information to share and like indiscriminately.

Every day, on Facebook pages, among the countless information posted, we still see somewhere the "opinions" and "viewpoints" with unsympathetic and irresponsible perspectives of some cadres, civil servants, and many people have hastily liked, commented, and shared those opposing "opinions" and "viewpoints", in the style of "I sympathize", "I also have my own opinion", without knowing that they themselves have violated the regulations of the agencies and organizations where they are working; and further, violated the law and assisted reactionary elements.

List of some reactionary associations, groups and organizations with activities against the Vietnamese State

(Baonghean.vn) - Reactionary organizations are groups of people with reactionary thoughts, opposing the cause of building and protecting the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland. They use many forms, including social networks, to propagate, attack, and attract people to participate in disguised associations and groups.

In fact, in cyberspace, our State has regulations on freedom of speech, press, and access to information. Accordingly, citizens have the right to use services on the Internet, except for services prohibited by law, and are obliged to comply with regulations on ensuring information safety and information security; and must be responsible for the content of information they store, provide, and transmit on social networks.

Like other human rights, the exercise of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and access to information must be regulated by law and within the framework of law; clearly defining the relationship between rights and civic obligations; "must not infringe upon national and ethnic interests, rights and legitimate interests of others".

Freedom of speech cannot be the freedom to attack, fabricate, distort, destabilize politics, pose a threat to national security, or violate the right to live in peace of everyone. Therefore, the immediate arrest and detention of Nguyen Nang Tinh for handling according to the law is the right thing to do!

A trial of subjects who took advantage of democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and citizens". Illustrative photo: PV

We hope that Nguyen Nang Tinh’s lesson will serve as a warning to those who are “intentionally or unintentionally” committing illegal acts and behaviors on the Internet! Because in the end, those who are arrogant, power-hungry, want to be “heroes”, “express their ego”, “opinions”… on social networking sites, through inciting and enticing people to oppose the State, disrupt order, and lower the prestige of public authorities… must also face legal punishment.

Prosecuted and temporarily detained Nguyen Nang Tinh for the crime of propagandizing against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

(Baonghean.vn) - Nguyen Nang Tinh was prosecuted for investigation of the act of "Making, storing, disseminating or propagating information and documents aimed at opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam".

6 groups of behaviors strictly prohibited from performing in cyberspace

The Law on Cyber ​​Security officially took effect from January 1, 2019 after being passed by the National Assembly at the 5th Session of the 14th National Assembly. With 7 chapters and 43 articles, the law stipulates activities to protect national security, ensure social order and safety in cyberspace; and the responsibilities of relevant agencies, organizations and individuals.

Article 8 of the Law on Cyber ​​Security stipulates 6 groups of acts that are strictly prohibited from being performed in cyberspace.

The first, using cyberspace, information technology, electronic means to violate national security, social order and safety; activities against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; distorting history, insulting religion, discriminating based on gender, racism; inciting riots, disrupting security, disturbing public order; providing false information, insulting, slandering; violating economic management order, prostitution, social evils, human trafficking and inciting, enticing, and inciting others to commit crimes.

Monday,conduct cyber warfare, cyber attacks, cyber terrorism, cyber espionage, cyber crime; cause incidents, attack, infiltrate, take control of, distort, interrupt, suspend, paralyze or destroy important information systems related to national security.

Tuesday,Producing, using tools, means, software or engaging in acts that hinder or disrupt the operation of computer networks or telecommunications networks; disseminating computer programs that harm the operation of computer networks, telecommunications networks or electronic devices; illegally accessing other people's computer networks, telecommunications networks or electronic devices.

Wednesday,resist or obstruct the activities of cybersecurity forces; illegally attack or disable cybersecurity measures.

Thursday,Taking advantage of or abusing cybersecurity activities to infringe upon national sovereignty, interests, security, social order and safety, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals, or for personal gain.

Friday,Other acts using cyberspace to infringe upon national security, social order and safety, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals, or violate the provisions of this law.