Arrest of subject propagandizing against the State on the Internet
The investigation agency has collected sufficient documents proving that Tran Van Bang drafted and posted on the internet articles distorting and defaming the State.
On March 1, the Investigation Security Agency - Ho Chi Minh City Police arrested Tran Van Bang for propagating and distributing documents with distorted content and opposing the State.
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| Subject Tran Van Bang. (Photo: personal facebook) |
Previously, the Investigation Security Agency - Ho Chi Minh City Police investigated and collected sufficient documents and evidence to prove that the subject Tran Van Bang (born in 1961), residing in Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, had the acts of storing, drafting, posting and distributing oninternetArticles containing propaganda, distortion, and defamation aimed at opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, negatively affecting political security and social order and safety in Ho Chi Minh City. This behavior of the subject violates Article 117 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented in 2017).
On February 23, Ho Chi Minh City Police issued a decision to prosecute, issue an arrest warrant and search warrant for Tran Van Bang for the crime of “Making, storing, disseminating or propagating information, documents and items against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”. The above decisions and orders were approved by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy.
On March 1, the security investigation agency arrested and searched the suspect's residence in the presence of a representative of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy.
Currently, the Investigation Security Agency - Ho Chi Minh City Police is continuing to investigate and clarify the criminal acts of Tran Van Bang and related subjects to handle them in accordance with the law./.