Vietnamese Facebook user was sentenced on the charge of “abusing democratic freedoms”
Description
Phan Van Phu, 42, a Vietnamese Facebook user from Ben Tre Province, was sentenced to two years and three months for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the State and individuals’ legitimate rights” under Article 331 of the Penal Code. A court announced the verdict in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City. From December 2021 to May 2022, Phu published five articles, which the authorities claimed had content that “seriously offended the honor, reputation, and dignity of Party and government leaders.” The published articles were classified as “containing defamatory information,” violating Section 3, Article 16 of the 2018 Cybersecurity Law.
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
No
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Male
Age
Country
Vietnam
Full name or name of group
Identified
The name of perpetrator (individual/group)
Government
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Year of incident
2022
Type of incident
Detention - imprisonment
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