“These acts constitute a violation of human rights at the highest level, as well as the right to self-determination of an independent and sovereign country,” the government body emphasized, pointing to erroneous and inaccurate information that had recently appeared on the Internet, which does not correspond to the actual situation on this issue Country.
The article refers to the sentencing of the director of the Change Center, Hoang Thi Minh Hong, to three years in prison for tax evasion and the proceedings initiated against the head of the Energy Transformation Initiative company, Ngo Thi To Nhien, who is accused of embezzlement of documents.
Regarding this latest case, it is recalled that the Hanoi Police Investigation Department also prosecuted and temporarily detained two officials of the National Electricity Group for providing To Nhien with information related to that company’s development planning.
However, the text highlights that following the conviction of Minh Hong and the prosecution of To Nhien, false and distorted information was published, falsely claiming that the punishment against Hong Hong represented a demonstration of repression of environmental activists in Vietnam.
In addition, he adds, there is unsubstantiated information that appears to be politically motivated and alludes to the supposed aim of “further repressing activists defending land and environmental rights and calling for “urgent intervention.”
The purpose of these actions is to deceive the national and international community about the human rights situation in Vietnam, the VNA clarifies, revealing that its repeated ploy is to label those who commit criminal and economic crimes as “human rights activists” of democracy describe. religious or ecological.
In Vietnam – the commentary affirms – there are no cases such as “arbitrary detention of environmental activists” or “arrest of dissidents”, as some people reiterated on behalf of certain organizations.
It should be noted that in this Indo-Chinese nation, all individuals, associations and non-governmental organizations have the qualifications to operate normally and in accordance with the regulations while taking responsibility for their activities before the law, it says below.
The multimedia agency also emphasizes that after 37 years of renewal (Doi moi), Vietnam has achieved many significant achievements in promoting and protecting human rights through the construction and perfection of a socialist state and active and proactive integration into the world.
The country is also committed to implementing the international human rights conventions of which it is a member and considers this a political and legal responsibility of the state, he concludes.
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