County takes steps to defend martyr

Prosecutors in Hebei province began to build a public interest litigation case on Wednesday against people they say defamed a martyr.

The action came a day after a national law protecting the reputation and honor of heroes and martyrs went into effect in China to promote patriotism and socialist core values.

The people's procuratorate of Zhangjiakou's Huailai county launched a campaign on Tuesday to investigate activities it says defame Dong Cunrui (1929-48). Dong was born in the county and killed during the civil war.