How to punish the crime of rumor and slander?

Those who spread rumors and slander are generally detained for more than five days and less than ten days, and fined less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan: spreading rumors, falsely reporting dangerous situations, epidemic situations, police situations or intentionally disturbing public order by other means; Threatening to set fire, explode or throw dangerous substances to disturb public order.

Be detained for more than five days and less than ten days, and be fined not more than five hundred yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan.

Rumor and slander refer to the deliberate fabrication and dissemination of fictional facts, which is enough to degrade the personality and damage the reputation of others.

If it is a rumor to slander others, first of all, the actor needs to bear civil liability for compensation. If it does not constitute a crime, it shall be detained for less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan in accordance with relevant regulations; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than 5 days and less than 50 days, and may also be fined less than 500 yuan. If the circumstances are serious enough to constitute a crime, he shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the relevant provisions on the crime of insult and libel. The so-called serious circumstances mainly refer to fabricating facts and slandering others many times; Fabricating facts and causing serious damage to the personality and reputation of others; Fabricating facts to slander others, causing adverse effects; Defamation of others leads to the victim's mental disorder or suicide.

According to relevant regulations, those who commit crimes of insult and slander shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights. This crime belongs to a case of private prosecution, and it can only be handled by telling, except that it seriously endangers social order and national interests.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law

Article 25 Whoever commits one of the following acts shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than five hundred yuan; If the circumstances are relatively minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan:

(a) spreading rumors, lying about dangerous situations, epidemic situations, police situations or deliberately disturbing public order by other means;

(2) Disrupting public order by throwing dangerous substances such as fake explosive, toxic, radioactive and corrosive substances or infectious disease pathogens;

(3) Threatening to set fire, explode or throw dangerous substances to disturb public order.

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

Article 246 The crime of insult and slander publicly insults others by violence or other means or fabricates facts to slander others. If the circumstances are serious, they 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, except those that seriously endanger social order and national interests, can only be dealt with by telling.

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.