Authorities in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan have imposed an administrative fine of VND7.5 million ($320) on local high school teacher Dang Nguyen Triet for allegation of "disseminating, store, use information on a Facebook account with the aim to tell lies, make false accusation, hurt the credibility of the Party and the state." The police acted under the request of the province's Information and Propaganda Department. The move was made against the teacher of Ton Duc Thang high school in Ninh Hai district after he published three statuses on his Facebook account. In the first one, he shared an article by Mr. Duong Quoc Chinh, which referred to a scandal involving a Party-appointed monk of a Party-approved temple that induced followers to pay big sums of money with the promise to get rid of wandering souls wanting to harm them. In the second status, Triet shared an article by Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Chu, which was about the well-reported [by both state media and citizen media] shortcomings relating to the China-built Cat Linh " Ha Dong rail line. In the latest status, the teacher expressed doubt about the government's funds which have a mission to help the poor. "I really want to [donate to these funds], but I cannot trust them- Because I don't know for sure where the money goes" Mr. Triet wrote. Previously, on April 10, 2019, Mr. Triet posted on Facebook that the Ninh Thuan police had threatened students for daring pick up rubbish on the seashore without permission. Mr. Triet called on the police to stop terrorizing the students, and as he was the person who encouraged the students to clean the environment if the police took issue with that, they should work with him.