VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court in Cam Le District in the central city of Da Nang on Tuesday sentenced Nguyen Huu Minh to 12 months' jail for masterminding a public disturbance at Con Dau Cemetery.

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Minh was charged with causing public disorder and resisting on-duty officials.

The court also jailed Phan Thi Nhan to nine months, gave a 12-month suspended sentence to Nguyen Huu Liem, and a nine-month suspended term to Doan Cang, Nguyen Thi The, Le Thanh Lam and Tran Thanh Viet on similar charges.

The defendants all reside in Hoa Xuan Ward in Cam Le District and Hoa Nhon Commune in Hoa Vang District.

According to the Cam Le District People's Procuracy, the defendants were involved in creating a public disturbance relating to the relocation of the Con Dau cemetery in the ward for an eco-urban area development scheme.

Due to the Con Dau Cemetery's relocation, on March 19, the Cam Le District People's Committee announced a halt to funerals at the cemetery and removal of existing tombs to Hoa Son Cemetery in Hoa Vang District in line with the Da Nang People's Committee's regulations.

Enforcing the Cam Le District People's Committee's announcement, the Hoa Xuan Ward People's Committee issued an announcement on the cessation of burial services at the Con Dau Cemetery from March 29.

All defendants allegedly took advantage of Dang Thi Tan's funeral and incited a number of extremist elements, especially the deceased woman's family, not to follow the Cam Le District People's Committee's guidance by burying Tan's body in the Con Dau Cemetery.

Their acts and those of extremist elements caused public disorder and fights against the police in Con Dau Hamlet, Hoa Xuan Ward, Cam Le District, during the deceased woman's funeral on May 4. The incidents were described as serious security and social-order disturbances.

At the court, all defendants admitted their wrongdoing and showed repentance and a desire to redeem their faults.

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