Defendant Nguyen Bao Tien at the trial on January 21 (Photo: VNA) Phu Yen (VNA) – ThePeople’s Court of central Phu Yen province on January 21 sentenced a man to sixand a half years in prison for distributing anti-State materials and illegallystoring explosive materials.
According to the indictment issuedby the provincial People’s Procuracy, Nguyen Bao Tien, born in 1986and living in Ward 4 of Tuy Hoa city, followed foreign newspapers and oftenshared and posted articles with distortions and anti-State content of foreign pages.
From August to October 2019,he received six parcels that contained several books spreading subversiveinformation. He also sent 46 parcels to other people, and was arrested while handling proceduresfor sending 21 of the parcels. An additional 22 parcels with 38 books were alsofound at his home.
On April 20, 2021, the police discoveredone grenade hidden by the man. Tien said he secretly brought home thisexplosive with the detonator attached while participating in a military drillin April 2008.
At the trial, Tien madeconfession and pleaded guilty.
The jury decided to send him to jail for six years and six months, including five years and six months for “storing,distributing, and disseminating materials against the State of the SocialistRepublic of Vietnam” and one year for “appropriating, and illegally storingexplosives” under Article 305 of the amended Penal Code./.
