The People's Procuracy requested clarification of the lecturer's statement livestreaming with Ms. Phuong Hang.

On February 2, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy decided to return the case file for the third time, requesting the police at the same level to conduct additional investigation into the case of Nguyen Phuong Hang (52 years old, General Director of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company) and accomplices for the crime ofTaking advantage of democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals..

This move was made by the People's Procuracy two days after the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department completed its investigation conclusion, maintaining its view of proposing to prosecute the defendants and stating that "there is not enough basis to criminally prosecute" Mr. Dang Anh Quan (lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law). This man, in his role as "legal advisor", participated in 11 livestreams with Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang about singer Vy Oanh and artist Hoai Linh (from October 2021 to March 2022).

However, the People's Procuracy requested the investigation agency to clarify the conclusion on the assessment of the content of Mr. Quan's statements regarding some contents that provide distorted information, slander, and insult the honor, reputation, and personal dignity.

Regarding the case, today, the lawyer went to the detention center to work with Ms. Hang but was not accepted because "the file continued to be returned for further investigation".

Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang at the time of her arrest, March 2022. Photo:Ho Chi Minh City Police

In March 2022, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang (Vietnamese and Cypriot nationality) was arrested on charges of abusing her influence on social networks, organizing many livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok with many false contents, using language "insulting and offending the honor and dignity" of those involved.

During the investigation, Ms. Hang admitted that the information about these people was "dreamed about," taken from the Internet, and unverified. The reason she did so was that "these people had used words and statements that were insulting her and her husband Huynh Uy Dung before."

Helping Ms. Hang in the livestream sessions were Nguyen Thi Mai Nhi (40 years old, Ms. Hang's assistant); Le Thi Thu Ha (31 years old, employee of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company) and Huynh Cong Tan (29 years old, Head of Communications Department of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company).

Nhi and Ms. Hang's two assistants stated that although they had no conflicts with anyone, because they were employees and received salaries from the owner of Dai Nam tourist area, they had to perform tasks to serve the live broadcasts.

Authorities determined that Hang's actions were dangerous to society, violating human rights and the legitimate rights and interests of citizens. In the case, Ms. Hang played the role of the mastermind; Nhi, Ha, and Tan "actively assisted" in the crime. These employees created and managed websites that posted the time and topics Ms. Hang would livestream; connected social media accounts to the Internet, prepared the stage for the owner of Dai Nam tourist area to livestream; and posted content insulting the victims on their personal pages.

According to the investigation agency, in the times Ms. Hang livestreamed to talk about singer Vy Oanh and artist Hoai Linh, there were 2 guests present, Dr. Dang Anh Quan and lawyer Nguyen Dinh Kim. Of which, Mr. Quan participated in 11 livestream sessions (from October 2021 to March 2022), Mr. Kim participated in 2 sessions (from October 2021 to December 2021). These two legal experts also made "inappropriate" statements about the victims.

Authorities have requested an appraisal of 38 pages of documents translated into text from statements by Mr. Quan and Kim, but there is not enough basis to confirm that there are distorted, slanderous, and seriously offensive contents to the reputation, honor, and dignity of individuals.

The contents they said are not personal secrets, family secrets and private life according to the provisions of the Law on Cyber ​​Security, the Law on Press, the Law on Publishing and relevant legal provisions in the field of information and communication.