Vinh Long, April 22 -- The People's Court of Region 12 in Vinh Long province on April 22 sentenced Thach Thi Hoa Ri to three years and six months in prison for "abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to infringe upon the interests of the State, and the rights and lawful interests of organisations and individuals" under Clause 2, Article 331 of the Penal Code. According to the indictment announced at the first-instance trial, from 2021 until her arrest, Ri (born 1971, residing in Phong Thanh commune) used a personal Facebook account to post, livestream and share multiple videos containing false information, fabrications and defamatory content that insulted leaders of the Party and State, as well as distorted the policies and governanc...