Amid the bustle of Weibo, an ultra-leftist emerges abruptly and arrogantly threatens to sue Mo Yan, as if the court's verdict were just a game in their eyes. However, most of these ultra-leftists are legally illiterate and do not understand the true meaning of the law.
The law, in fact, is a measure of justice, and it needs the voice of the victim to give the right to sue. Mo Yan's works are derived from his inner fiction, and his words are not enough to hurt anyone. Because the interpretation of ** is subjective, everyone will have their own opinion. For example, Mao Xinghuo instigated others to attack Mo Yan on the Internet, and Mo Yan's fans may feel hurt by this kind of behavior, but they cannot sue Mao Xinghuo for this. Because verbal harm is so subjective, it is often difficult to define whether it constitutes harm.
Mo Yan's ** does not mention Mao Xinghuo, so he has no right to sue. Mao Xinghuo accused Mo Yan of insulting the martyrs, and although China has relevant legal charges, he cannot directly go to the court to prosecute. He needs to submit a report to ** first, exposing Mo Yan as a cultural traitor, and then the police station needs to file a case, and the procuratorate needs to read the content of **, decide whether to arrest Mo Yan, and request approval of arrest. This series of judicial processes is as cumbersome as the plot of a TV series.
And Mo Yan can also take countermeasures, he can sue Mao Xinghuo for defamation. The law stipulates that the use of the Internet to slander others, if the circumstances are serious, will be punished. If the court upholds Mo Yan's prosecution, Mao could face up to three years in prison. Therefore, Mao Xinghuo can only try to defeat Mo Yan by reporting and waiting for a series of formalities from the public security, procuratorate, and court to be completed. However, Mo Yan only needs the court to find defamation established, and Mao Xinghuo can easily be sent to prison. If Mao Xinghuo only verbally acted quickly for a while, then even if he won the war of words, it would be difficult to win in court. If he really chooses to report and tries to use the power of the state to deal with Mo Yan, Mo Yan can also take countermeasures.
In addition to attracting a bunch of war of words, this Weibo turmoil is really uncertain who will win and who will lose in the final result. However, I suspect that Mao Xinghuo's chances may be greater.