The police in Vietnam have proposed cutting off internet

The police in #Vietnam have proposed cutting off internet and telecommunications services for anyone who fails to pay administrative fines, according to a draft law revised in the National Assembly. The proposal also allows blocking access or imposing "other technical restrictions," though officials provide scant detail on what circumstances trigger such measures or what "remedying consequences in the electronic environment" actually entails. National Assembly members flagged concerns that the measure "could directly restrict the rights" of organizations and individuals, but the deputy minister of public security defended it as necessary. The proposal advances as part of a broader enforcement crackdown that previously proposed cutting electricity and water or barring travel for unpaid fines—provisions the ministry stubbornly retained despite public opposition. The revised law is slated for National Assembly consideration in October 2026.