Summoning cases of posting misleading information about epidemic prevention and control work

Previously, at around 7:30 a.m. on September 7, a post appeared on Facebook with the content: "Nam Dan does not know when the social distancing will last. The district has not been decisive in implementing CT16. There are still community cases after 20 days. The district probably does not dare to enter the epidemic area. If it is not contained soon, the economy will still be in difficulty."

The content was posted by Mr. HVH earlier. Photo: CAND

The content posted at a time when the whole district is focusing on all measures to contain the epidemic as soon as possible can easily cause misunderstandings, negatively impact public opinion on cyberspace; especially affecting the reputation of the Steering Committee.prevention and control of epidemicsin Nam Dan district.

Nam Dan District Police conducted verification and discovered that the owner of the Facebook account with the above post was Mr. HVH, residing in Nam Thai Commune, Nam Dan District. Accordingly, the Nam Dan District Police Security Team coordinated with Nam Thai Commune Police to invite HVH to the Nam Thai Commune People's Committee headquarters for questioning.

The Nam Dan District Police Security Team coordinated with Nam Thai Commune Police to invite HVH to the Nam Thai Commune People's Committee headquarters for questioning. Photo: CAND

During the investigation, Mr. H. confessed that due to his limited knowledge of the law, he posted bad content on the internet. H. proactively deleted the post and posted a correction, pledging not to repeat the offense.

Currently, Nam Dan District Police are consolidating records to handle Mr. HVH's behavior according to the provisions of the law./.