Police of Vinh Long province have arrested and searched the residence of a local man for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, and the legitimate rights and interests of organisations and individuals” as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 331 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended in 2017).

VOV.VN - The Security Investigation Agency of the Ha Tinh provincial Police has officially initiated legal proceedings and detained a local resident for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, and the lawful rights and interests of individuals” under the Penal Code.

The People’s Court of An Giang province on July 9 handed down an one-year prison sentence to the 17-year-old Ho Trong Phuc for "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and the rights and legitmate interests of organisations."

The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced a lawyer to three years in prison for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate interests of the State, rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals” at a first-instance trial held on January 9 - 10.