Truong Dinh Khang

On September 22, the People’s Court of Cai Rang district held a trial and sentenced Truong Dinh Khang to 1 year in jail under Article 331 of the 2015 Penal Code for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens”.

According to the indictment, since July of 2017, Khang has used the Facebook account, namely “Hồ Mai Chi," to add friends and do online business. Through this account, she also read articles and watched videos, as well as pictures, with anti-state content. According to state-owned media, during the time from June 7 to June 13, Khang conducted, posted, and shared many articles on Facebook, which defamed the party, state, and president Ho Chi Minh. Thirty-one pages of articles and pictures written, posted, and shared by Khang on Facebook were concluded to contain negative information, which is allegedly harmful to the national political security and the social order.

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She was due for release from prison. The 88 Project has been unable to verify her release, and thus, we have listed her as "likely released - at risk." We acknowledge that she may still be imprisoned, and if she was released, she may still be at risk of harassment or even re-arrest.

Buồn gia đình lên mạng viết bài bôi nhọ Đảng, Nhà nước, Công An Newspaper, September 22, 2018

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