In Vietnam, what are the fines for calling 113 to report a fake information?
In Vietnam, what are the fines for calling 113 to report a fake information? In Vietnam, what are the fines for spreading false information offending another person?
Hello Lawnet. My friend called 113 to report a fake information. Please tell me how much will my friend be fined if he is caught by the police? Thank you!
In Vietnam, what are the fines for calling 113 to report a fake information?
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 7 of the Decree 144/2021/ND-CP stipulating violations against regulations on public order in Vietnam as follows:
3. A fine ranging from 2.000.000 VND to 3.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:
a) Taunting, teasing, insulting, humiliating another person, except the cases specified in Point b Clause 2 Article 21 and Article 54 of this Decree;
b) Organizing, hiring, enticing, tempting another person to cause injuries or bodily harms, or to insult or humiliate another person but not liable to criminal prosecution;
c) Providing false information for a competent authority or organization;
d) Calling 111, 113, 114, 115 or a hotline number of an organization for the purpose of harassment, threatening or insulting;
dd) Manufacturing, storing, transporting sky lanterns;
As regulations above, anyone calling 113 to report a fake information shall be fined from 2.000.000 VND to 3.000.000 VND.
In Vietnam, what are the fines for spreading false information offending another person?
Pursuant to Article 156 of the Criminal Code in 2015 stipulating slander as follows:
1. A person who commits any of the following acts shall be liable for a fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 50,000,000, face a penalty of up to 02 years' community sentence or 03 - 12 months' imprisonment:
a) Fabricating information or spreading false information to harm another person's reputation or infringes upon another person's lawful rights and interests;
b) Accusing a person of a fabricated crime report it to the authorities.
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As regulations above, anyone spreading false information offending another person shall be liable for criminal violation of slander.
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