After leaving the company, the former company leader was making a rumor. Is it illegal for me to abscond with money?

This is illegal. If the rumor is suspected of libel or libel, the infringer may be required to stop the infringement, apologize and compensate for the losses. If negotiation fails, you can call the police directly. If the circumstances are minor, the public security organ shall impose administrative punishment according to the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment, and if the case constitutes a crime, criminal detention shall be imposed. Or bring a lawsuit to the people's court. If the circumstances are serious, the parties may file a criminal private prosecution and investigate the criminal responsibility of the other party.

Legal analysis

The right of citizens or legal persons to get a fair evaluation of the social value shown by their own characteristics is a kind of personality right. A person's reputation refers to a reputation with personal dignity, which is an important part of personality and protected by law. No one may damage or slander the reputation of citizens or legal persons. Any act that defiles the reputation of others, damages or slanders the image of others is an infringement on the right of reputation, and the actor should bear legal responsibility. Subjectively, it must be intentional. The actor knows that he is spreading false facts that can damage the reputation of others, knows that his actions will lead to harmful results that will damage the reputation of others, and hopes that such results will happen. The actor's purpose is to discredit others. If the actor misunderstands false facts as true facts and spreads them, or spreads some false facts for the purpose of damaging the reputation of others, it does not constitute libel. In the face of others' slander, we should take the initiative to stand up and defend our rights by legal means. If the circumstances are ordinary, you can ask the other party to apologize and compensate for the related losses. If the circumstances are serious, you can also call the police and ask the judicial department to intervene and investigate the legal responsibility of the infringer.

legal ground

Article 1024 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) enjoys the right of reputation. No organization or individual may infringe upon the reputation right of others by insulting or slandering. Reputation is a social evaluation of the moral character, reputation, talent and credit of civil subjects.

Article 246 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) publicly insults others or fabricates facts to slander others by violence or other means, if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights. The crimes mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be dealt with only if they are told, except those that seriously endanger social order and national interests. If the victim informs the people's court of the acts specified in the first paragraph through the information network, but it is really difficult to provide evidence, the people's court may request the public security organ to provide assistance.