On the afternoon of November 6, Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General, To Lam and Head of the Investigation Agency Lieutenant General, Hoang Kong Tu, held a press briefing to provide details of Cu Huy Ha Vu’s illegal actions against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, under Article 88 of the Criminal Code.

Evidence and documents seized by relevant agencies proved that Vu has produced  propaganda containing distorted information and libeling the people’s administration, calling for the overthrow of the regime and promoting pluralism, multiple party rule and foreign intervention which runs counter to the nation’s interest.

Vu also has ties with anti-State elements and overseas hostile forces to Vietnam. He has granted more than 20 interviews to radio and newspapers belonging to anti-Vietnam reactionary elements overseas and given them his own documents to use in opposing the Vietnamese State.

Vu has also produced propaganda containing groundless, fabricated and distorted information on the State’s leadership and management to incite the public to rise up against the State and slandered Vietnamese State leaders.

Vu’s arrest and the search of his home were conducted in accordance with the law. Further investigation into Vu’s wrongdoings are underway.

Vu must also take responsibility for his extra-marital affair on the night of November 4 in Room 101 of  Mach Lam Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

At the press conference, Lt. General Tu affirmed that Cu Huy Ha Vu has a doctorate in law but he is not a lawyer.

Chairman Le Van Dinh of the People’s Committee of Ba Dinh District where Vu resides said that Cu Huy Ha Vu was born in 1957 in the central province of Ha Tinh and is a permanent resident at 24, Dien Bien Phu Street , Dien Bien ward, Ba Dinh district in Hanoi.

Vu has infringed upon the law many times over the past years, said the chairman, adding that Vu was also prosecuted by Ba Dinh police for assaulting and injuring people in 1986.

In 2003, Vu was involved in a case of encroaching on a neighbour’s land to illegally build his house.

According to Mr Dinh, Vu had a job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Institute of International Relations but he did not go to work so the ministry decided to sack him in 2009. In 2006, Vu nominated himself for the 12^thNational Assembly election but his nomination was rejected by local residents.