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Anti-State facebooker receives 12 months in jail

The People’s Court in Ninh Kieu district of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has sentenced Pham Xuan Hao to 12 months in jail for “abusing democratic freedom to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens” under Clause 1, Article 331 of the Criminal Code 2015.
Can Tho (VNA) – The People’s Court in Ninh Kieudistrict of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has sentenced Pham Xuan Hao to 12months in jail for “abusing democratic freedom to infringe upon the interestsof the State, lawful rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens”under Clause 1, Article 331 of the Criminal Code 2015.

Hao, born in 1965 in Soc Trang province, and residing in AnHoi ward of Ninh Kieu district, has post-graduate diploma and worked as alecturer at the Technology Faculty of the Can Tho University before he wasbrought to the court.

According to the verdict, Hao used his Facebook account toshare articles with negative contents causing bad impact on the publicawareness, while posting distorted information on the orientations and policiesof the Party and State, and infringing people’s interest.

In June this year, the People’s Courtof Ninh Kieu district also gave Quach Nguyen Anh Khoa six months of imprisonmentfor the same charge./.
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