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Opinions on Several Issues Concerning Handling Criminal Cases Involving Gangland Crimes Committed by Using Information Networks (2019)

关于办理利用信息网络实施黑恶势力犯罪刑事案件若干问题的意见

Type of laws Judicial interpretation

Issuing body Ministry of Public Security , Supreme People's Court , Supreme People's Procuratorate , Ministry of Justice

Promulgating date Jul 23, 2019

Effective date Oct 21, 2019

Validity status Valid

Scope of application Nationwide

Topic(s) Cyber Law/Internet Law Cybercrime Criminal Law

Editor(s) Yanru Chen 陈彦茹

Opinions on Several Issues Concerning Handling Criminal Cases Involving Gangland Crimes Committed by Using Information Networks entered into force on 21 Oct. 2019.

There are 18 articles in total. The Opinions aim to clarify how the courts, procuratorates, public security organs, and judicial administrative organs punish gangland crimes committed by using information networks.

Gangland crimes committed by using information networks include:

  1. Releasing or deleting negative or false information, or offensive messages to threaten, blackmail, intimidate or annoy other people;

  2. Threatening and forcing the person to enter into a transaction by using information networks;

  3. Threatening or blackmailing other people by using information networks, seeks public or private property;

  4. Reviling or intimidating another person by using information networks;

  5. Fabricating and spreading information, or knowingly spreading fabricated information on information networks, and thus causing serious disruption of the public order.

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