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First-instance trial for Le Trung Khoa to open later this month

The Hanoi People's Court called on Khoa to turn himself in and come to the trial to exercise the right to self-defence in accordance with the law.

Le Trung Khoa is prosecuted for “making, storing, distributing, and spreading information or documents aimed at sabotaging the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the Penal Code. (Photo published by VNA)
Le Trung Khoa is prosecuted for “making, storing, distributing, and spreading information or documents aimed at sabotaging the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the Penal Code. (Photo published by VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’s Court on December 10 decided to open a first-instance trial on December 31 against Le Trung Khoa and three others, who were indicted by the Supreme People’s Procuracy for “making, storing, distributing, and spreading information or documents aimed at sabotaging the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the Penal Code.

Two days earlier, the Supreme People’s Procuracy issued an indictment against Khoa, born in 1971 in Thanh Hoa province and residing in Hanoi before leaving for Germany, on the charge.

The other defendants are Do Van Nga, born in 1977 in Gia Lai province and residing in Gia Lai before leaving for Thailand; Huynh Bao Duc, born in 1984 in Ho Chi Minh City and residing in HCM City; and Pham Quang Thien, born in 1978 in Hung Yen province and residing in Hanoi. All the three are currently in police custody.

On December 5, the Security Agency for Investigation under the Ministry of Public Security issued a wanted notice for Khoa.

The Hanoi People's Court called on Khoa to turn himself in and come to the trial to exercise the right to self-defence in accordance with the law./.

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