However, the debate must also be based on the court's verdict, to raise an objective, fair viewpoint, in accordance with the law.
Le Trung Khoa is prohibited from posting or allowing the posting of content related to the statement "VinFast bribed journalists" on his personal page or information pages managed by him. If he repeats the offense, Mr. Khoa will be administratively fined up to 250,000 euros for each violation, or sentenced to imprisonment from 6 months to 2 years.
At the time of the trial, this verdict was enough to confirm that Mr. Le Trung Khoa's statements were baseless.
The law protects the freedom of speech of all individuals and organizations. Journalists or anyone has the right to analyze, comment, criticize, evaluate, and criticize an event or product of a business.
In this case, Vingroup was the target of Mr. Le Trung Khoa.
However, the analysis and objective comments are different from defamation and slander. When the court tried, Mr. Le Trung Khoa could not provide evidence to prove that "VinFast bribed journalists".
The law cannot protect those who claim to have the right to say that there is no basis to report information that damages the reputation of the business.
If Mr. Le Trung Khoa thinks that he is right and continues to state "VinFast bribes journalists" on his personal page or information pages managed by him, there will be an immediate response from the legal authority of the host country.
Vingroup's lawsuit in Germany is very meaningful, not only for this group.
Some people in other countries, claiming to have geographical and territorial gaps, should exploit social networks to attack Vietnamese individuals and businesses.
If no one responds and does not resolve it through legal channels, they will suffer losses, and if the one who attacks with slanderous information has land to live on.
Thus, there will be many others who seek fame by attacking large enterprises. If businesses "sell out" in the face of cyber attacks, no one will stand up to protect themselves.
Vingroup's lawsuit in Germany strengthens the confidence of the domestic business community, knowing how to protect themselves when they are accused of being slandered and affecting their brand.
Countries can be different in customs, practices, and cultures, but they certainly share a common civilization in law, which is to protect individuals, organizations, and businesses when they are slandered and damage their honor.
