Prosecution of journalist Le Duy Phong

Mr. Le Duy Phong, Head of the Readers' Committee of the Vietnam Education Electronic Newspaper, was prosecuted for the crime of: Abusing position and power to appropriate property.

The Investigation Police Agency of Yen Bai City Police initiated a criminal case and prosecuted the defendant Le Duy Phong, Head of the Readers' Committee of the Vietnam Education Electronic Newspaper, for the crime of: Abusing position and power to appropriate property.

Decision to prosecute the accused

On June 23, 2017, Colonel Vu Viet Thoai, Head of the Investigation Police Agency - Yen Bai City Police, issued Decision No. 52 to prosecute the criminal case: Abuse of position and power to appropriate property, which occurred on June 22, at Group 66, Nguyen Thai Hoc Ward, Yen Bai City, Yen Bai Province.

On the same day, Major Vu Minh Tien, Deputy Head of the Investigation Police Agency of Yen Bai City Police, issued Decision No. 83 to prosecute the accused for the crime of: Abusing position and power to appropriate property, as prescribed in Article 280 of the Penal Code, against: Le Duy Phong, born on March 22, 1985, in Thanh Hoa province.

Defendant Phong was detained for 3 months and 29 days, from June 23 to October 19, 2017./.

According to VOV