Article 153 of the "Regulations" stipulates that those who violate social public order and good customs, have inappropriate words and deeds in public places or cyberspace, causing a negative impact, shall be given corresponding sanctions.
It is the basic obligation of Party members to play a vanguard and exemplary role in production, work, study and social life, to carry forward the new trend of socialism, to take the lead in practicing the core socialist values and the socialist concept of honor and disgrace, to advocate communist morality, and to carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. The cultivation of party spirit and moral standards of party members have an exemplary and leading role in society, especially the words and deeds of party members in public places, which directly affect the people's evaluation of party members and party organizations. Therefore, it is necessary to discipline and restrain Party members for their misconduct in public places that violates social order and good customs, so as to maintain the Party's image.
Public order and good customs refer to the maintenance of order and morality for the normal and healthy development of the state and society, embodying the general interests and general moral concepts of a society as a whole, and having a certain restraining effect on the behavior of the public.
Public places, as opposed to specific private places, refer to public, social, and unspecified places where unspecified persons can freely enter and exit, so as to meet the needs or social needs of the public for work, study, entertainment, etc. Cyberspace can be seen as a special kind of public space. As an important medium of interpersonal communication, the Internet has become an important part of social life, and it is also an important place for the public to communicate and receive information, and it also has public attributes.
"Causing a negative impact" here generally refers to causing a negative reaction from the broad masses or public opinion due to the actor's misconduct in a public place, causing a negative impact on the actor's own reputation and the party organization and unit to which the actor belongs, and harming the Party's image.
In the supervision of discipline enforcement, it was found that some party members did not pay attention to the identity and image of party members, and their words and deeds were immoral and anomie in public places, which aroused widespread concern from public opinion and strong dissatisfaction from the masses; Some forwarded indecent pictures and videos in WeChat groups, becoming "hot news"; Some of them openly released online information such as admiring foreigners, showing off their wealth and valuance, and being extravagant and wasteful, triggering public opinion hype. If Party members and cadres engage in these behaviors, they will bring about a negative exemplary effect and damage the Party's image, and should be regulated with strict discipline. Party members and cadres should pay attention to their words and deeds in social interactions, always self-examine and self-vigilance, self-discipline themselves, consciously establish a good work style, and take the lead in maintaining public order and good customs.
If the misconduct of Party members in public places is less harmful to society and does not cause adverse effects, it can generally be adjusted through the force of public opinion and morality; If it seriously endangers public safety, obstructs the order of social management, or infringes upon the rights of others, and the national law has provided for criminal or administrative punishment for it as an illegal or criminal act, the Party organization may apply the provisions of the General Provisions on the convergence of discipline and law; If the relevant conduct does not constitute a violation or crime, but causes a negative impact, it shall be punished in accordance with this article.
In addition, Article 154 of the "Regulations" also stipulates a catch-all clause on life discipline, making it clear that those who have other serious violations of social morality and family virtues shall be given corresponding sanctions.
Source: The website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission
Editor: Ji Yuting
Editors-in-charge: Huang Jiarong, Lin Ruchang
Review: Zhu Zhuodong, Zhang Huifang