In her interviews toforeign media, she also distorted the State's policies and guidelines, defamedthe people’s administration and spread fabricated news, causing public concern.
In the first instance court in last December, the HanoiPeople’s Court sentenced Pham Thi Doan Trang to nine years in prison for thecharge of “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic ofVietnam” in accordance with Article 88 of the 1999 Criminal Code.
The jury said her acts caused danger to society, andintentionally violated the socialist regime and the State as well as thestrength of the people’s administration.
Trang also failed to make sincere declarations during theinvestigations and committed the offence many times, the jury said.