Thanh Hoa police hunt for man accused of overthrow attempt
Police of the central province of Thanh Hoa has issued a wanted notice for a 27-year-old man accused of “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration”.
Nguyen Van Trang, a 27-year-old resident in Hau Loc district, is being hunted by Thanh Hoa police (Photo: cand.com.vn)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Police of the central provinceof Thanh Hoa has issued a wanted notice for a 27-year-old man accused of“attempting to overthrow the people’s administration”.
Police said when studying at Hong DucUniversity, Nguyen Van Trang, who resides in Thanh Loc commune of Hau Locdistrict, had repeatedly violated the school’s regulations and made extremestatements.
After he was expelled from the university, Trangtook part in the “Hoi anh em dan chu” (Brotherhood for Democracy), areactionary organisation involved in illegal activities aiming to eliminate theleadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and overthrow the people’sadministration.
He often used his Facebook account under thename Trang Nguyen (Vo Danh Khach) to post stories, images and video clips thatdistorted the Party and State’s guidelines and policies, slandered thepolitical regime and incited other people to join demonstrations or cause publicdisorder.
On November 27, Thanh Hoa police launchedcriminal proceedings against Trang over the charge of “attempting to overthrowthe people’s administration”.
As Trang has not stayed in the localityrecently, the police has put him on the wanted list. –VNA
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Nguyen Van Trang, a 27-year-old resident in Hau Loc district, is being hunted by Thanh Hoa police (Photo: cand.com.vn) 
