HCM City (VNA) - The People’sCourt of Ho Chi MinhCity handed prison terms to defendants involved in the case of “disturbingsecurity” during a trial on July 31.
Among the defendants, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hanh, 44, residing in Binh Chanhdistrict, and Hoang Thi Thu Vang, 54, in District 12, who have been identifiedas masterminds of the case, were sentenced to eight years and seven years inprison, respectively, for “disturbingsecurity”. The sentences were in line with Clause 1, Article 118 of the 2015 Penal Code.
Hanh and other members of a secrete group called“Constitution” - Do The Hoa, 52, in Hiep Thanh ward, District 12; Doan ThiHong, 37, in Thanh My Loi ward, District 2; and Tran Thanh Phuong, 45, in BinhHung Hoa ward, Binh Tan district - incited others to join activitiesviolating the national security.
According to the indictment, Hanh, Vang, Hoa and Ho Dinh Cuong, Ngo Van Dung,Tran Thanh Phuong, Doan Thi Hong and Le Quy Loc shared video clips throughFacebook to induce people to take part in their demonstration.
They assigned tasks, called for donations and prepared weapons for thedemonstration, aiming to disturb social order and political security, thussabotaging the Vietnamese State. However, their acts were soon detected bycompetent forces.
The People’s Procuracy said their deeds are specially dangerous to the societyand would directly impact social order and safety as well as national security,and they must be punished strictly./.
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At the trial (Photo: VNA) 
