Unverified social media rumors have prompted immediate police intervention.
The Latest: On Nov. 12, the Huế City People’s Procuracy confirmed to Thanh Niên newspaper that it had approved the decision to prosecute, arrest, and detain two primary school principals for “accepting bribes.”
- This follows actions taken on the afternoon of Nov. 11, when the Standing Committee of the Huế City Party Committee decided to expel the two men—Ngô Hoàng Quốc Dũng, principal of Quảng Thành Primary School (Hóa Châu Ward), and Dương Quang Nam, principal of Trần Quốc Toản Primary School (Phú Xuân Ward)—from the Communist Party.
Following the news of their arrests, a flood of speculation, allegations, and assertions about the two principals’ conduct appeared on social media, with most claiming the men were involved in prostitution.
The Details: According to Công an Nhân dân (People’s Public Security) newspaper, the Standing Committee concluded that the two men showed “degradation in political ideology, ethics, and lifestyle.”
- The committee stated that the men committed violations “in the prevention and combating of corruption, waste, and negative phenomena” and breached “regulations on what Party members must not do and the responsibility to set an example.”
- The article did not specify what the men did or how they had “degraded,” as state media covered the case in brief, general terms.
Investigators have not disclosed who paid the bribes, how much, or for what.
- On the same day, however, Công an Nhân dân cited a source claiming that the case involves a supplier of school meals while stressing that this was not official information.
Meanwhile, rumors that the two men were involved in prostitution have spread on Facebook, Threads, and X, with some posts drawing thousands of likes and shares.
- Many also name and post information about other people whom authorities have not mentioned, alongside images of a female student.
Unverified Information: As of publication, no state agency or newspaper has confirmed the prostitution rumors.
- Official sources name only the two men arrested, specifically for “accepting bribes.”
- No source indicates that the case has additional suspects, though no agency has denied the claims.
Even so, the story continues to spread across social media platforms.
- Luật Khoa Magazine does not consider this information verified, though it is being noted for readers to know what is being discussed while authorities have not disclosed details.
- We will continue to update this story as verified information becomes available.
Official Response: On Nov. 13, the Huế City Department of Education and Training sent Document No. 6515 asking Huế City police to deal with “false and distorted” information about Nguyễn Tân, the department’s director.
- While the document did not specify what the false information was, Tân himself signed it.
The department stated that the information began appearing around Nov. 12, after news of the two principals’ prosecution circulated on social media.
- The department declared that it was “completely untrue.”
- They asked police to “urgently verify and trace the origin of the information,” identify the organizations and individuals spreading it, handle them according to the law, and work with social media providers to remove the content.
Also on Nov. 13, the Cybersecurity Division of Huế City Police announced that it had fined five people for “posting and sharing false information” on social media.
- According to the notice, the accounts had “taken advantage of the resignation requests of several primary school principals in Huế City” to post unverified information “in the form of lists, personal accounts, or one-sided comments.”
- Police warned that people who reshare such content could also face penalties.
Hoàng Long wrote this news article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on Nov. 13, 2026. The Vietnamese Magazine translated it into English.
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