On the morning of May 19, the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court formed a seven-member collegial panel, with Vice President Zhai Hong serving as the presiding judge. , the honor case was heard in public, and the defendant Zhang Mou was sentenced in the court to publicly apologize in the national news media and eliminate the impact within ten days from the date of this judgment taking effect.
The Second Branch of the Tianjin Procuratorate alleged that the defendant Zhang used an overseas information network platform from May 22 to May 24, 2021 to openly publish, retweet and insult and slander Academician Yuan Longping in a total of 9 tweets. The text was commented 10 times by others, retweeted 36 times, and liked 275 times.
In accordance with Articles 22 and 25 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs, and Articles 185 and 179 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China, With the approval of the close relatives of Academician Yuan Longping, he filed a civil public interest lawsuit with the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate Court, asking Zhang to publicly apologize on the national news media and eliminate the influence.
During the trial, the collegial panel conducted a fact-finding and court debate on the disputed focus of whether Zhang committed an act infringing upon the honor and reputation of a hero and martyr, and whether he should bear the corresponding civil liability. Sentencing in court.
After the trial, the collegial panel held that Zhang’s blatantly untrue remarks on the online platform blasphemed the deeds and spirit of Academician Yuan Longping, smeared the image of Academician Yuan Longping, denigrated his reputation, exceeded the legal scope of freedom of speech, and was subjectively at fault. .
His actions not only violated the personal dignity of Academician Yuan Longping, but also hurt the feelings of the public and harmed the public interests of the society.
Therefore, according to the judgment, the defendant Zhang Mou shall publicly apologize in the national news media within ten days from the date of this judgment taking effect to eliminate the influence.
After the verdict was pronounced, the defendant Zhang expressed his obedience to the verdict, and read out a letter of apology to Academician Yuan Longping and his relatives in court. Regret, and promise never to make any inappropriate remarks that infringe upon the honor of heroes and martyrs in the future.
(Headquarters reporter Xia Zhenyu Wang Zixin)