Breaking the law. Posting big-character posters infringes upon the reputation rights of others and violates the Tort Liability Law.
Article 2 of the Tort Liability Law: Anyone who infringes upon civil rights and interests shall bear tort liability in accordance with this law.
The civil rights and interests referred to in this law include the right to life, health, name, reputation, honor, portrait, privacy, marital autonomy, guardianship, ownership, usufruct rights, and guarantees Personal and property rights such as property rights, copyrights, patent rights, trademark exclusive rights, discovery rights, equity rights, inheritance rights, etc.
Article 22: If the personal rights and interests of others are infringed upon, causing serious mental damage to others, the offended party may request compensation for mental damage.
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Case: Insulted by lover's posting of big-character poster? Man illegally detained "girlfriend" and was arrested
On October 26, 2015, lover turned against him for some reason , posted big-character posters along the street to insult her “boyfriend” and his family, and was later illegally detained and beaten by her “boyfriend”. A few days ago, Zhang Moumou, who was suspected of illegal detention, was formally approved for arrest by the Dingxing County Procuratorate of Hebei Province.
According to the prosecutor, after Zhang Moumou (male) and Liu Moumou (female) met through online chatting, they developed and maintained a romantic relationship for two years regardless of each other's families. In early 2015, the two had a dispute over abortion, medical treatment and other reasons. Liu was angry for a while and posted big-character posters in surrounding villages and sent text messages to Zhang's family to insult Zhang and his family.
In order to teach Liu a lesson, Zhang arranged for Huo to drive for him on the afternoon of October 2, 2015, and forcibly dragged Liu from his home into the car, along the location where the big-character posters were posted. , every time he went to a certain place, he would drag Liu out of the car and beat him. It was not until 19:30 that night that Liu was able to regain his personal freedom with the intervention of the police. During this period, Liu's personal freedom was restricted for 6 hours and he was beaten 6 times in total.
Prosecutors stated that personal freedom is the basic right of every citizen and cannot be trampled on in any form. Zhang's behavior of restricting Liu's personal freedom and beating him has violated criminal law. Accordingly, the prosecutor made a decision to approve the arrest of Zhang Moumou on suspicion of illegal detention.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Tort Liability Law of the People's Republic of China
People's Daily Online - Was your lover insulted by posting a big-character poster? A man was arrested for illegally detaining his "girlfriend"