Blogger 鈥榙efamed martyrs鈥
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Chinese prosecutors formally charged a popular social media influencer with 鈥渄efaming martyrs鈥 yesterday, for suggesting the death toll of the China-India border clash was higher than the official count of four.
The blogger, listed in the indictment by his surname Qiu, was charged under a newly added provision to China鈥檚 criminal law that bans the 鈥渄efamation of martyrs and heroes鈥 and came into effect yesterday.
Qiu had more than 2.5 million followers on the Twitter-like platform Weibo under the pseudonym 鈥淐rayon Ball.鈥 He was initially detained on February 19 on suspicion of 鈥減icking quarrels and causing trouble.鈥
He 鈥渟everely harmed the dignity of the national border garrison and the soldiers鈥 image, and harmed the common interests of society,鈥 read the indictment from prosecutors in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
If convicted, Qiu faces up to three years in prison.
Last month, China confirmed that four soldiers were sacrificed in a June brawl with Indian forces, which triggered an outpouring of grief and patriotism in state media and online.
Qiu鈥檚 account has been deleted. The prosecutor released a video where he made a confession and expressed remorse.
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