Man in Phú Yên Province imprisoned for anti-State propaganda, storing explosives

PHÚ YÊN — The People’s Court of the central province of Phú Yên on Friday sentenced a man to six and a half years in prison for distributing anti-State materials and illegally storing explosives.

According to the indictment issued by the provincial People’s Procuracy, Nguyễn Bảo Tiến, born in  一 九 八 六 and living in Ward  四 of Tuy Hòa City, followed foreign newspapers and often shared and posted articles with distortions and anti-State content.

From August to October  二0 一 九, he received six parcels that contained several books spreading subversive information.

He also sent  四 六 parcels to other people, and was arrested while handling procedures for sending the  二 一 others.

An additional  二 二 parcels with  三 八 books were also found at his home.

On April  二0,  二0 二 一, the police discovered a hand grenade hidden by the man.

Tiến said he had secretly brought home the explosive with the detonator attached while participating in a military drill in April  二00 八.

At the trial, Tiến made pleaded guilty.

The jury sentenced him to six years and six months, including five years and six months for “storing, distributing, and disseminating materials against the State of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam” and one year for “appropriating and illegally storing explosives” under Article  三0 五 of the amended Penal Code. — VNS