Higher court upholds prison sentence for anti-State instigator Doan Trang

In its indictment, Trang, born in 1978 and residing in Hanoi’s Dong Da district, made, stored, and distributed documents with anti-State content. In her interviews given to foreign media outlets, she distorted the State’s guidelines and policies, defamed the people’s administration, and spread fabricated information, stirring public concern.

In a trial in December 2021, the instance court of Hanoi sentenced the woman to nine-year jail terms. She later lodged an appeal.

The judge said the defendant’s act was dangerous to society, and the punishment is appropriate to her offence.