How is the crime of insulting others handled?
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Hoang Dinh K. in Yen Thanh district asked: Currently, I see many people taking advantage of social networks to humiliate others. So how will this behavior be handled according to the law?
Reply:
According to Article 155 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017, the crime of humiliating others is regulated as follows:
1. Anyone who seriously insults the dignity or honor of another person shall be subject to a warning, a fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 30,000,000, or non-custodial reform for up to 03 years.
2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 03 months to 02 years:
a) Committing the crime 2 times or more;
b) For 02 people or more;
c) Abusing position and power;
d) For people performing official duties;
d) For those who educate, raise, care for, or treat you;
e) Using computer networks or telecommunications networks, electronic means to commit crimes;
g) Causing mental and behavioral disorders to the victim with a body injury rate of 31% to 60%.
3. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 02 to 05 years:
a) Causing mental and behavioral disorders to the victim with a body injury rate of 61% or more;
b) Make the victim commit suicide.
4. The offender may also be banned from holding positions, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs from 01 to 05 years.
Thus, for the crime of humiliating others, the highest prison sentence is up to 05 years.
Depending on the severity of the act, the person who insults the honor and dignity of another person may be subject to administrative sanctions or criminal prosecution. In addition, if the person who violates the act causes damage, he or she may also have to compensate for damages outside the contract according to the provisions of civil law.
