Released 13 video clips distorting and opposing the State

Tran Thi Nga in Ha Nam released 13 videos with content distorting the Party and State's guidelines and policies, defaming the people's government... with the aim of opposing the state.

On December 22, at the People's Court of Ha Nam province, the High People's Court in Hanoi opened an appeal trial for Tran Thi Nga (born in 1977, from Dong Phu village, Nguyen Ly commune, Ly Nhan district; currently residing in group 10, Hai Ba Trung ward, Phu Ly city, Ha Nam province) and upheld the sentence of 9 years in prison and 5 years of local probation for the crime of "Propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" under Article 88 of the Penal Code.

Defendant Tran Thi Nga at the appeal hearing. Photo: Ha Nam Police

According to the indictment of the People's Procuracy of Ha Nam province, from 2014 to January 2017, Nga directly created blog accounts, personal Facebook accounts and a YouTube page that she created, stored and used social networking sites to post 13 video clips with content distorting the Party and State's guidelines and policies, defaming the people's government; propagating psychological warfare arguments, spreading reactionary ideas, sowing doubt, causing confusion among the people... for the purpose ofsabotageNwater

Besides, Nga also gave interviews to reactionary foreign radio stations and newspapers to provide false information and situations about the activities of Party and government agencies at all levels, and about the Party and State leaders.

In addition, Nga also wrote and posted many banners defaming the leaders of the Party, State, and police force, and boycotted the election of the 14th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 term.

Based on the above circumstances, at the appeal hearing, the High People's Court in Hanoi decided not to accept Tran Thi Nga's appeal and upheld the original sentence of 9 years in prison and 5 years of local probation.

According to NLĐ