Trial of Hoang Duc Binh and Nguyen Nam Phong
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of February 6, in Vinh City, the first instance trial of the criminal case against the defendants Hoang Duc Binh (born 1983, Hung Trung commune, Hung Nguyen district), Nguyen Nam Phong (born 1980, Son Hai commune, Quynh Luu district) took place.
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| Overview of the trial. Photo: PV |
Defendant Hoang Duc Binh was prosecuted for the crimes of "Resisting a person performing official duties" and "Abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and citizens", as prescribed in Articles 257 and 258 of the Penal Code.
Hot: Arrest of reactionary subject Hoang Duc Binh
(Baonghean.vn) - At 10:30 a.m. on May 15, 2017, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province Police executed an arrest warrant for Hoang Duc Binh (born February 10, 1983).
Defendant Nguyen Nam Phong was prosecuted for the crime of "Resisting a person on official duty" under Article 257 of the Penal Code.
According to records, in May 2017, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province Police executed an order to temporarily detain Binh on two charges of resisting a person performing official duties and abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and the legitimate rights and interests of citizen organizations.
On November 28, 2017, Nguyen Nam Phong (38 years old, residing in Son Hai commune, Quynh Luu district, Nghe An) was prosecuted and temporarily detained for resisting a person on official duty.
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| Hoang Duc Binh and Nguyen Nam Phong at the trial. Photo: PV |
According to the records of the authorities, Hoang Duc Binh has committed the following violations of the law: During his time living and working in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh participated in a number of organizations, associations, and opposition groups, such as "NoU Saigon", "Vietnam Labor Movement". On December 25, 2015, Hoang Duc Binh distributed leaflets in Ho Chi Minh City and was temporarily detained by Ho Chi Minh City Police for 24 hours to investigate the act of distributing leaflets to attract people to join the "Independent Union"; was fined 24,000,000 VND for violating regulations on storing, distributing publications and printed products that are not publications (Article 27, Decree 159/ND-2013 dated November 12, 2013 of the Government regulating administrative sanctions in the field of journalism and publishing), but Binh did not pay the fine and fled to Nghe An.
After returning to Nghe An, Hoang Duc Binh frequently posted and shared on his personal Facebook information and propaganda documents that slandered the regime and promoted the movement for pluralism and multi-partyism. Taking advantage of the environmental incident in the central coastal region, as Vice President of the “Vietnamese Labor Movement”, Hoang Duc Binh promoted and established the “Central Fishermen’s Association” with the intention of creating a peripheral organization, gathering forces, attracting Catholics and fishermen from the central region to join the organization; searching for a “nucleus” to incite protests and disrupt security and order.
Nghe An Newspaper will continue to update information about this trial./.
