Hoai Linh was vindicated, Mrs. Nguyen Phuong Hang "worried" because she could be convicted of slander?

According to the lawyer's analysis, those who have written denunciation letters or gone online to fabricate untrue information about the male artist may be prosecuted for slander.

On December 22, Ho Chi Minh City Police announced the results of solving a source of criminal accusations related to artist Hoai Linh who acted "abuse of trust to appropriate property" after receiving the news. denunciations of individuals in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Binh Thuan province.

Based on the results of the investigation, the investigating agency determined that the contents of the denunciations did not show signs of crime. Therefore, the Ho Chi Minh City Police decided not to prosecute the criminal case. The above decision was also approved by the People's Procuracy of the same level.

Thus, according to the conclusion of the investigation agency, artist Hoai Linh did not commit the act of "abusing trust to appropriate property" as denounced. So in this case, can the accusers commit slander or not?

Information to reporters, lawyer Diep Nang Binh - Head of Tinh Thong Law Law Office (Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association) said that, according to the provisions of the Penal Code and related documents, slander. is the act of fabricating, spreading things that the propagandist knows to be fabricated in order to offend the honor or cause damage to the legitimate rights and interests of others, or to fabricate that other people commit crimes and denounce them. before the competent authority.

The act of slander can be done through forms such as word of mouth, writing articles, sending petitions, denunciation letters, anonymous letters... As a result, the victim loses reputation, honor or suffers damage. harm their legitimate rights and interests.

The crime of slander is considered complete when the offender commits the act of spreading fabricated things to others or reporting to a state agency about the other person's crime.

Therefore, in the form of writing a letter of denunciation or going online to fabricate untrue information about male artist Hoai Linh; affecting the honor and dignity of male artists, causing confusion in public opinion, this behavior can be handled.

Specifically, according to the provisions of Article 156 of the Penal Code 2015 (amended and supplemented in 2017), the crime of slander is as follows: Those who commit one of the following acts shall be subject to a fine of from 10,000 000 VND to 50,000,000 VND, subject to non-custodial reform for up to 2 years or imprisonment from 3 months to 1 year:

a) Fabricating or spreading things that are known to be untrue in order to seriously offend the dignity and honor or cause damage to the lawful rights and interests of others;

b) Making up other people to commit crimes and denouncing them to competent authorities.

Immediately after the news that Hoai Linh was vindicated, the most mentioned name was Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang because before that, the female giant in Binh Duong repeatedly called the male comedian's name into the charity grove.

Specifically, in May 2021, Hoai Linh was entangled in charity noise, which shocked Vietnamese showbiz. The male comedian was suspected by the owner of Dai Nam of embezzling 14 billion VND to donate to flood relief in the Central region at the end of 2020. When public opinion mentioned it, Hoai Linh took action to respond.

Faced with the accusations about himself, the comedian denied it and quickly disbursed the entire donation. Although it has been announced to be completed after exporting 15.2 billion VND, the controversy surrounding Hoai Linh's charity scandal has not really subsided.

On the other hand, the information that Hoai Linh was not prosecuted after the voluntary noise attracted much public attention, including Vietnamese stars.

On the personal page, Duong Yen Ngoc, Ho Quang Hieu, Vu Ha, Minh Quan... shared their thoughts on the incident.

Linking related articles, junior colleagues send their best wishes to Hoai Linh. Notably, Minh Quan uses harsh words to mock those who "eat together with their ancestors, but go along with their co-workers".

When asked about whether to continue suing individuals who slandered and fabricated information about Hoai Linh, especially Nguyen Phuong Hang, the male comedian's manager shared: "All this is due to Mr. Hoai. Linh decides. When there is new news, we will notify the audience."

Currently, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hang's side has not made any statement. However, according to many people, the female giant will return to the livestream soon.

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