They recorded a total of 104 wild animals, comprising 92 African spurred tortoises (Geochelone sulcata) of various sizes, six Red Lories (Eos rubra) and six Green-cheeked Parakeets (Pyrrhura molinae). Authorities said the animals are subject to management under Vietnam's forestry legal regulations and are listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
According to investigators, the two allegedly produced, stored and distributed numerous video clips and a book entitled "Chuyen voi Thanh – loi ke moi ve anh sang" (Stories with Thanh – a new account of light).
While operating at sea, fishing vessel PY-96896-TS, captained by Toai, allegedly removed its vessel monitoring system (VMS) device and transferred it to fishing vessel PY-90479-TS, captained by his younger brother, in an attempt to evade supervision and tracking by the Vietnam fisheries surveillance force. Toai then steered his vessel into Philippine waters with four fishermen to carry out illegal fishing.
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on January 30 announced that the Investigation Security Agency of the Public Security Department of Dak Lak province has issued a decision to initiate criminal proceedings against and detain Nguyen Dinh Thang for the charge of “terrorism” as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 299 of the Penal Code.
The Security Investigation Agency of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security on October 3 announced that it has taken over the case of “organising illegal exit for others” from the city's Border Guard Command to continue investigation and handle the case in accordance with its authority.
The Hanoi police on January 19 announced a decision to launch criminal proceedings against and arrest a man in the capital city on the charge of making, storing, distributing, or disseminating information, documents and items against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under Article 117 of the 2015 Penal Code.
The Investigation Security Agency under Lam Dong Department of Public Security on July 24 issued decisions to detain and start criminal proceedings against Duong Tuan Ngoc on the charge of “making, storing, disseminating or popularising information and documents against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the 2015 Criminal Code.
Police in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on February 22 decided to arrest and launch criminal proceedings against Le Minh The for “abusing the rights of freedom and democracy to violate the State’s interests, legitimate rights and interests of organisations and individuals" in accordance with Article 331 of the 2015 Criminal Code which was revised and supplemented in 2017.
The An Giang Police’s Investigation Security Agency has arrested two suspects to investigate the act of "organising illegal exits" in a case of 40 Vietnamese nationals swimming across a river to Vietnam to escape from a casino in Cambodia.
Competent agencies have launched criminal proceedings against 10 people for “giving and receiving bribery" relating to the case at the Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with tens of billions of VND, and hundreds of thousands of USD involved, heard a press conference on June 30.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung has been arrested over allegations he received bribes when organising repatriation flights for Vietnamese citizens abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency on March 29 decided to launch criminal proceedings against and arrest Trinh Van Quyet, Chairman of the FLC Group Joint Stock Company, pending investigations into suspicion of stock market manipulation.
Police in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on June 8 started a criminal case into the violation of land management regulations at the Cuu Long Son Tu spiritual-ecological tourism project and the Vinh Trung villa project in Chin Khuc mountainous area of Khanh Hoa, under Clause 3, Article 229, the 2015 Criminal Code.
Police in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on May 4 launched criminal proceedings against a local woman for organising illegal entries into Vietnam, in accordance with Article 348 of the 2015 Criminal Code.
Police in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang said on March 10 they have detained a local man for his involvement in organising illegal entry and exit.
Police in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have launched criminal proceedings against two people for smuggling six bricks of heroin (some 2,1 kg) and nearly 1 kg of crystal meth across the border.
Ho Chi Minh City will strictly handles, and even consider criminal proceedings against violations of rules on epidemic prevention and control, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said at a meeting on December 3.
The Investigation Security Agency of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security on December 3 decided to launch criminal proceedings against persons who were involved in transmitting COVID-19, in accordance with Article 240 of the Criminal Code 2015.
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City police detained Pham Thi Doan Trang in HCM City’s District 3 for “spreading propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.
