On 20 April, two women, Mrs Thai Thi Be (67 years old, of Phuc Trach village, Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province) and Mrs Hoang Thi Son (65 years old, also Huong Khe district resident), were detained and subject to criminal proceedings for abuse democratic freedoms under sec 331 of the penal code.

State media Cong An Ha Tinh (Ha Tinh police) 21 April reported on their arrests but did not mention the reason of the arrests.

RFA Viet reported that Mrs Be posted on their social media accounts and Youtube, that Party leaders of Phuc Trach village abused their power, used their power to appropriate public land worth 3 billion dong.

On her youtube channel 5 months ago, Mrs Be introduced herself as someone who 'is always loyal to the Party, who always follows the example set by President Ho Chi Minh, Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong...', and 'had to tell the truth' about land-related wrongdoings by local Party officials even though many of her comrades told her to shut up or she might be jailed. She said she had full evidence and had taken legal action against those officials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSrQ9qMbtV0