Ben Tre (VNA) – The People’s Court of theMekong Delta province of Ben Tre has sentenced Nguyen Van Cong Em to five yearsin jail for “making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for thepurpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article117 of the 2015 Criminal Code.
At the trial for Em, born in 1971 and residing in My Thanhcommune, Giong Trom district of Ben Tre, on September 17, the court ruled hewill be supervised for another five years in his residence after his releasefrom jail.
According to the indictment of Ben Tre People’s Procuracy, sincemid-2017, Em has used many different Facebook accounts, including “Ve QuocDoan”, “Tan Le”, “Tan Nguyen” and “Le Thanh Bac,” to post and share articlesand conduct livestreams of videos with contents distorting Party policies andState law.
He also incited and called on many people to join proteststhat harmed security and caused disorder during the second summit of the US andthe Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Hanoi from February 27-28 thisyear.
At the court, Nguyen Van Cong Em admitted his guilt and expressedregret for his wrongdoings./.
At the trial for Em, born in 1971 and residing in My Thanhcommune, Giong Trom district of Ben Tre, on September 17, the court ruled hewill be supervised for another five years in his residence after his releasefrom jail.
According to the indictment of Ben Tre People’s Procuracy, sincemid-2017, Em has used many different Facebook accounts, including “Ve QuocDoan”, “Tan Le”, “Tan Nguyen” and “Le Thanh Bac,” to post and share articlesand conduct livestreams of videos with contents distorting Party policies andState law.
He also incited and called on many people to join proteststhat harmed security and caused disorder during the second summit of the US andthe Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Hanoi from February 27-28 thisyear.
At the court, Nguyen Van Cong Em admitted his guilt and expressedregret for his wrongdoings./.
VNA
