Mr. Mai Phan Loi was prosecuted for tax evasion.
Former journalist Mai Phan Loi was prosecuted and temporarily detained by Hanoi City Police on charges of tax evasion under Article 200 of the Penal Code on July 2.
In addition to Mr. Loi, the police also prosecuted another defendant. The decisions were approved by the Hanoi People's Procuracy.
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| Mr. Mai Phan Loi. Photo: Facebook character |
Mr. Mai Phan Loi was Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of the Representative Office of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper in Hanoi.
In 2016, Mr. Loi was said to have caused public outrage when he conducted a poll related to the missing CASA 212 plane on the Young Journalists forum.
Mr. Loi's press card was later revoked because he "seriously insulted the honor of the Vietnam People's Army; caused deep harm to the families, relatives, and comrades of officers and soldiers who met with accidents while on duty; and damaged the reputation of the press team."
