According to the ministry, on January 16, 2026, the Dak Lak Provincial Public Security Department launched a criminal case of “terrorism” related to the incident that occurred on June 11, 2023, in Dak Lak Province.
Investigation results to date have provided sufficient grounds to determine that Nguyen Dinh Thang, 68, committed acts of directing, inciting, and assisting Y Quynh Bdap in directing a number of individuals to carry out terrorist acts and murder on June 11, 2023, in Dak Lak Province.
The Dak Lak Provincial Public Security Department issued on January 30 a decision to initiate legal proceedings and an arrest warrant for temporary detention against Nguyen Dinh Thang for the charge of “terrorism” as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 299 of the Penal Code. These decision and warrant had been approved by the People’s Procuracy of Dak Lak Province.
Currently, the agency is coordinating with the People’s Procuracy of Dak Lak Province to further investigate and clarify the case and the criminal acts of Nguyen Dinh Thang for handling in accordance with the law.
