How to punish the crime of rumor?

Internet rumors that affect social stability will violate the laws and regulations of China and be punished accordingly. In this regard, if the circumstances are generally serious, the public security administration shall be punished; If the circumstances are serious, it will constitute a crime.

Specifically:

1.? Contents of public security management punishment

Article 42 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment stipulates that anyone who commits one of the following acts shall be detained for less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for more than 5 days 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan:

(1) writing threatening letters or threatening the personal safety of others by other means;

(2) publicly insulting others or fabricating facts to slander others;

(3) fabricating facts, falsely accusing and framing others, and attempting to subject others to criminal investigation or public security administration punishment;

(4) Threatening, insulting, beating or retaliating against witnesses and their close relatives;

(five) sending obscene, insulting, threatening or other information for many times, interfering with the normal life of others;

(6) Peeping, stealing, eavesdropping or spreading others' privacy.

All the above forms can be carried out through the network.

2.? Content of crime

Article 29 1 of the Criminal Law stipulates the crime of fabricating and intentionally spreading false information. Whoever clearly fabricates false danger, epidemic situation, disaster situation and warning information and spreads it on the information network or other media, or knowingly spreads it on the information network or other media, thus seriously disrupting social order, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance; If serious consequences are caused, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.

Although the online world is a virtual society, the virtual society is inseparable from the real society, which is directly related to the harmony and stability of the real society. China is a country ruled by law, which covers all aspects of society, including the online world. It is not advisable to spread rumors online, let alone try the law, otherwise it will be severely punished by the law!

◆? Guo Hui criminal lawyer reminds you.

Criminal cases involve personal rights and property rights of relatives. In order to safeguard the vital interests of the parties, lawyers should intervene and use defense skills to realize innocence, commutation, probation and lighter punishment, and maximize the fairness and justice of the law.