Luo Changping was sentenced to seven months in prison and publicly apologized. What did he do?

After watching the "Changjin Lake" film and the "Battle of Changjin Lake" short video on his mobile phone at his residence in Sanya, the defendant Luo Changping used the Sina Weibo account "Luo Changping" to post in order to gain attention. The article insults the martyrs of the "Ice Sculpture Company" of the Volunteer Army who died in the Battle of Changjin Lake in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and damages the reputation and honor of heroes and martyrs. The above post was reported by a Weibo user and was resolved by the online live broadcast platform at 10:08 on the same day in accordance with the Sina Weibo Community Agreement. The post was read 22,397 times before being processed. Luo Changping deleted the post at 6:20 on the 7th. After being verbally summoned by the public security department, he posted an apology on his WeChat Moments at 13:48. However, the content of the post has continued to develop on the Internet. It caused obvious anger among the people and led to severe social impact. At around 14:00 that day, Luo Changping surrendered to the Dadonghai Public Security Bureau of the Jiyang Brigade of the Sanya Municipal Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed the facts of his case.

Part of the additional civil public interest litigation found out: The defendant Luo Changping was once a famous journalist and registered the Sina Weibo account "Luo Changping" on September 9, 2009. Luo Changping used the above Weibo account to publish 9 illegal posts that insulted and satirized heroes and martyrs. The 9 posts had a total of 17,613,621 reads, 19,152 comments, and 32,015 shares. During this period, the Sina Weibo account "Luo Changping" was processed 30 times by the service platform for publishing opinions that violated the Sina Weibo community convention.

The People’s Court held that the heroic deeds of the Volunteer Army are the unique historical and cultural memory of Chinese culture and valuable spiritual food. The outstanding spirit of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea transcends time and is enduring, and is an important reflection of socialist social values. , must be continuously passed down and carried forward by all Chinese people from generation to generation, and must not be tarnished or slandered. The defendant Luo Changping insulted the martyrs on the mobile Internet, denied the socialist values ????and the spirit of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, destroyed social order, and endangered the collective interests of society. The circumstances were egregious. His behavior constituted damage to the reputation and honor of heroes and martyrs. Crimes should be punished in accordance with regulations and bear corresponding civil legal liability for compensation. Luo Changping has the circumstances to surrender, plead guilty and accept punishment, and is willing to pay public welfare compensation of more than 80,000 yuan to commemorate the heroic deeds of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, publicity and other public welfare (and has paid to Dandong City, Liaoning) Historical Archives of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea), and the People’s Court recognized it. The defense lawyer's defense opinion requested that Luo Changping be given a lighter punishment. The public prosecutor's office submitted a moderate sentencing proposal that Luo Changping be sentenced to seven months in prison, and the people's court adopted both.

Regarding the civil public interest litigation mentioned by the procuratorial system, the Suburban People's Court also issued a verdict: ordering the defendant Luo Changping to publish an apology on Sina, "Rule of Law Daily" and "Liberation Army Daily".