A total of 100 defendants were brought to court in connection with the case of “terrorism aimed at opposing the people’s administration, terrorism, organizing illegal exit or entry for others, and harboring criminals” that occurred in Cu Kuin district in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak in June last year.

Five defendants were given 20 years in prison for terrorism aimed at opposing the people’s administration, and two others 19 years on the same charge. 

Other defendants, including six on the run abroad, got jail sentences from 9 months to 18 years.  

92 defendants were ordered to pay compensation for agencies, organizations and individuals suffering material and mental damage. 

On early June 11, 2023, two groups of armed persons attacked the headquarters of the People's Committees of Ea Tieu and Ea Ktur communes, including communal police offices, in Cu Kuin district, killing nine and injuring two.