Be alert to election misinformation

The facts completely refute the false argument.

Although the official list of candidates for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term has been announced, an international organization that has long been unfriendly towards Vietnam has still deliberately made the assessment that the Vietnamese government has "conducted a crackdown" before the election to arrest and prosecute "individuals who are independent candidates".

"Following that assessment", hostile and reactionary elements, through a number of overseas Vietnamese websites such as BBC, VOA, RFA,... posted commentaries with distorted tones,election distortionVietnam's upcoming

First of all, it must be affirmed that the subjects that hostile forces and some websites with ill will towards Vietnam stand up to defend are not true candidates in this election. Looking at a few characters, we will clearly see their true faces as those who take advantage of the election, take advantage of free candidacy to propagate and distort in order to lower the leadership role of the Party and the State, to insult the freedom and democracy of the Vietnamese people; to hide behind the guise of self-nomination to incite and cause trouble in order to sabotage the election.

Some people take advantage of election preparations to incite and sabotage. Screenshot

As reported by the media, in early March 2021, the Ninh Binh Provincial Police Department's Investigation Security Agency prosecuted and detained Tran Quoc Khanh for "Making, storing, disseminating or propagating information, documents and items aimed at opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". According to documents from the Investigation Security Agency, from the end of 2018 to the end of 2020, Tran Quoc Khanh regularly used his personal Facebook account to post and broadcast videos to distort information, defame the people's government, fabricate and cause confusion in public opinion, deny the leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and sabotage the Socialist Republic of Vietnam...

Similarly, on March 29, 2021, the Hanoi City Police Department's Security Investigation Agency prosecuted and temporarily detained Le Trong Hung (residing in Bach Khoa Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi City) for the crime of "Making, storing, disseminating or propagating information, documents, and items aimed at opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam"...

In addition to the two subjects arrested for violating the law mentioned above, there are also a number of people who submitted their candidacy applications but did not meet the qualifications, especially because they were not trusted by the people, so they were eliminated. Among them, there are people with bad thoughts, although they know they do not meet the qualifications and it is difficult to become an official candidate, but they still run for election themselves, so they just wait until they know they have been eliminated to find an excuse to go on social networks to spread rumors, defame the election process, claiming that the organization of elections in Vietnam is not objective, lacks transparency, distorts socialist democracy, and then slanders that the independent candidates were eliminated because the government "oppressed" and "repressed" them, and claims that the number of subjects arrested were "because they ran for election freely".

There is no such thing as being arrested for "self-nominating"

We need to clearly affirm that the truth is not as what hostile and reactionary subjects have been shouting. The two subjects Tran Quoc Khanh and Le Trong Hung have run for National Assembly deputies. However, the authorities have prosecuted and detained these two subjects because they violated the law for a long time before they ran for election. Considering that their behavior, if continued, would endanger society, the authorities were forced to prosecute and detain them. It must be clearly affirmed that in Vietnam, there is absolutely no such thing as being prosecuted or detained for “freely running for election”. There is no connection between self-nominating for National Assembly deputies and People’s Council deputies at all levels and the prosecution and temporary detention of some citizens.

The trial of defendants of the organization calling itself "Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam" for the crime of "Making, storing, disseminating or propagating information, documents and items aimed at opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Photo: vov.vn

On the other hand, we all know that one of the functions and tasks of the Public Security sector is to ensure social order and safety, fight against crimes and violations of laws on national security, social order and safety; implement state management of national security protection, ensure social order and safety, fight against crimes and violations of laws on national security, social order and safety; fight against plots and activities of hostile forces,...

Thus, the fact that the local police investigation security agencies prosecute and temporarily detain a number of subjects to serve the investigation of illegal acts is in accordance with their functions and duties and is completely normal work.

Be alert and proactive in fighting

Hostile and reactionary forces are using all kinds of arguments and tricks to cover up and conceal the wrongdoings and violations of the law by those who deliberately take advantage of the cover of "free candidacy" for National Assembly deputies.anti-VietnamBut no matter what arguments or tricks, how sophisticated or cunning, they cannot distort the nature of the incident, cannot conceal the dark political motives to sabotage our Party, State and People.

The official election day for the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term is approaching. On the eve of the election, hostile, reactionary, and opportunistic political forces are increasingly increasing their rhetoric and tricks to sabotage the election.

Poster promoting the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term by author Pham Duy Khanh.

More than ever, we need to heighten our vigilance, clearly identify the insidious and sophisticated plots and tricks of hostile forces to avoid falling into their traps and false arguments. In the context that hostile forces are trying to distort, falsify, and attempt to disrupt information and cause distraction in society, press and media agencies must step up propaganda work to promptly provide the public with official information, contributing to orienting public opinion, while proactively exposing, combating, and effectively refuting all destructive arguments and tricks.

Along with that, each citizen needs to build for themselves a good filter, be alert and cautious to eliminate bad and toxic information, receive official information to maintain faith in the Party, State and regime, enhance civic responsibility, act correctly, and contribute to the success of the election of National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies at all levels.

The authorities need to closely monitor the situation, promptly detect, proactively combat, and strictly handle acts of taking advantage of democratic freedoms to distort, falsify, incite, and cause disorder... in order to sabotage our Party and State, and practically contribute to protecting safety and successfully organizing the great national festival.