Guideline details crime of advocating terrorism

People who write, publish, print, spread or broadcast terrorist-related materials, including books, pictures or videos, will be charged with the crime of advocating or inciting terrorism or extremism, according to a guideline issued on Friday.

The guideline, jointly released by the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Supreme People's Court, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice, extends to the use of online platforms, and those who use websites, forums or blogs, to post, copy, send, broadcast or present terrorist-related materials will face the same charge.

Advocating terrorism or extremism was added as a new crime in 2015, when China's top legislative body adopted the revised Criminal Law. But exactly what behaviors were criminal had not been clear.