The incident of Miss Phuong Le parodying the National Anthem on livestream is being criticized across social networking forums. Faced with the wave of outrage from the community and public opinion, Phuong Le had to explain and apologize.
On the afternoon of August 22, during a regular press conference, regarding Miss Phuong Le's alleged behavior of mocking the National Anthem, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications said: "Regarding the verification of information about Miss Phuong Le, the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City initially had some information related to the case of Ms. Le Thi Hau Phuong (Miss Phuong Le).
The use of the National Anthem has been guided by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Guidance Document No. 3420/HD-BVHTTDL dated October 2, 2012 on the use of the National Flag, National Emblem, National Anthem, and portrait of the President. Ho Chi Minh.
Accordingly, the National Anthem is used in flag-raising ceremonies at state offices, schools, political ceremonies of the country, unions, national festivals, and sporting events. State and International level…
Therefore, the use of the National Anthem not in accordance with the above instructions may be prosecuted for criminal liability according to the provisions of Article 351 of the 2015 Penal Code stipulating "Crime of insulting the National Flag, National Emblem, National Anthem" : Anyone who intentionally insults the National Flag, National Emblem, or National Anthem will be subject to warning, non-custodial reform for up to 3 years or imprisonment from 6 months to 3 years.
Particularly in the field of sanctioning administrative violations, there are currently no specific regulations to sanction violations that insult the National Flag, National Emblem, and National Anthem."
Regarding the handling of the case, the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City added: "The Department is coordinating with relevant authorities to invite Ms. Le Thi Hau Phuong (Miss Phuong Le) to work and take measures. to handle cases in accordance with the law regarding cases related to Ms. Le Thi Hau Phuong (Miss Phuong Le) in recent times."
