How will slandering others as a third party be penalized?
According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 156 of the Penal Code 2015, the crime of defamation is stipulated as follows:
- Any person who commits any of the following acts shall be subject to a fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 50,000,000, non-custodial reform for up to 2 years, or imprisonment from 3 months to 1 year:
a) Fabricating or spreading information that they know to be false in order to seriously offend the dignity, honor or cause damage to the lawful rights and interests of others;
b) Fabricating that another person has committed a crime and falsely accusing them before a competent authority.
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Thus, the act of fabricating and spreading information that they know to be false by your neighbor in order to seriously offend the dignity and honor of others constitutes a violation of the law. In your case, the person defaming you may be subject to a fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 50,000,000, non-custodial reform for up to 2 years, or imprisonment from 3 months to 1 year.
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