Severe penalties, up to jail terms, for slanderous retweets in China

Source: Xinhua | September 9, 2013, Monday |

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People who post slanderous comments online in China will face up to three years in prison if their statements are widely reposted, according to a judicial interpretation issued on Monday.

The document, released by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, stipulates that people will face charges of defamation if online rumors they create are visited by 5,000 Internet users or retweeted for more than 500 times.

In China, people committing the crime of defamation face up to three years in prison or deprivation of political rights.

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Severe penalties, up to jail terms, for slanderous retweets in China

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