Phạm Văn Chờ (centre), born in 1964, residing in Lạc Đạo commune of Văn Lâm district, is arrested for anti-State propaganda. -VNA/VNS Photo

HƯNG YÊN —  Hưng Yên province's Department of Public Security said on January 30  that its Investigation Security Agency has launched criminal proceedings against and arrested a local man for the charge of "making, storing, distributing, or disseminating information, documents, and items against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" under Article 117 of the Penal Code.

The arrestee is Phạm Văn Chờ, born in 1964, residing in Lạc Đạo commune of Văn Lâm district.

Earlier, the department’s cyber security division and hi-tech crime prevention and control found that from 2020 to November 2023, Cho managed and used Facebook accounts "Cho Pham Van" and "Nguyen Minh Tan" to make livestreams, post, and share many video clips defaming the Party and State and insulting leaders.

The acts are violations prescribed in point C, clause 1, Article 16 of the Law on Cyber Security.

At the Investigation Security Agency, Chờ admitted that he was the manager of the Facebook accounts and used them to broadcast livestreams, and post and share video clips that seriously offended the Party, State, and leaders.

The case is under further investigation in accordance with the law. — VNS