Ha Noi, Nov. 8 (VNA) -- The Ha Noi People's Court sentenced Le Chi Quang to four-year imprisonment on Friday for "propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam".

He was also given another three-years probation in his residential area after completing his four-year jail term, the court announced. Quang was caught red-handed on February 21 while posting documents with content against the Vietnamese state on the Internet, according to the court.

Investigators seized self-made documents with their contents distorting the Party and government's guidelines and policies when they searched Quang's home. These documents were written by Quang and distributed from April 2001 to February 21, 2002 when he was arrested, the court said, adding that Quang pleaded guilty in the dock.    Le Chi Quang, born in 1970, is an unemployed resident of Trung Liet ward, Dong Da inner district of Ha Noi.

He was convicted for his "propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam" stated in Item 1, Article 88 of Viet Nam's Criminal Code.