Is it true that a Ningxia man was administratively detained by the Xi'an police for joking and spreading aftershock rumors?

On August 9, the Xiguan Police Station of the Lianhu Branch of the Xi'an Municipal Public Security Bureau successfully cracked the case of spreading earthquake rumors after more than ten hours of rigorous investigation.

At 21:19 on the evening of August 8, 2017, an earthquake occurred in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province. At 21:52, someone in the WeChat group posted "2017 August 2017" in the name of "China Earthquake Administration Sichuan Branch" At around 3 a.m. on September 9, there were rumors that aftershocks would occur in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and other places. This information spread rapidly.

After discovering this situation, the leaders of Xi'an Public Security Bureau and Lianhu Branch attached great importance to it and immediately launched case investigation work to dispel the rumors. After the police from Xiguan Police Station carried out investigation and investigation overnight, at 11 o'clock on August 9, 2017, the criminal suspect Chen Moumou (male) was arrested in a company near Xishaomen, Lianhu District, Xi'an City. , 27 years old, from Pengyang County, Ningxia, an employee of a cultural communication company) was captured.

After review, Chen Moumou confessed that after the Sichuan earthquake, there were pictures and text messages of the earthquake in Jiuzhaigou posted by colleagues in his company’s WeChat group. For the purpose of joking with his colleagues, Chen Moumou The WeChat group

compiled a message with the content of "Notice, officially determined by the Sichuan Branch of the China Earthquake Administration: at 21:19 on August 8, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan (33.20 degrees north latitude, 103.82 east longitude degree)

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred with a focal depth of 20 kilometers. Aftershocks may occur again around 03:00 on August 9, 2017, in Xi'an, Hanzhong, and Ankang in Shaanxi, and Lanzhou and Zhangye in Gansu. , Xining, Qinghai and other places will be affected. There is a message asking the general public to pay attention to personal safety. In order to enhance the credibility of the information, Chen Moumou fabricated the release unit as "China Earthquake Administration Sichuan." Branch", some colleagues believed it to be true and posted this information on WeChat Moments, which quickly spread on the Internet.

At present, the Lianhu Branch of the Xi'an Municipal Public Security Bureau has administratively detained Chen Moumou on suspicion of disrupting public order in accordance with the provisions of Article 25, Paragraph 1 of the "Public Security Management Punishment Law".