1. According to Article 67 of the Criminal Law, whoever voluntarily surrenders after committing a crime and truthfully confesses his crime may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment;
If the circumstances of the crime are minor, punishment may be exempted;
2. According to the law of surrender, truthfully confessing all the crimes after committing a crime can constitute surrender;
3. Criminal suspects, defendants and criminals who are serving sentences who have taken compulsory measures truthfully confess other crimes that have not been mastered by judicial organs are also regarded as surrendering themselves;
4. Criminals who surrender themselves may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment according to the circumstances of their surrender.
Legal protection of freedom of speech;
1. At the constitutional level, it is clearly stipulated that citizens enjoy the basic right of freedom of speech;
2. Laws and regulations: specify the scope and restrictions of freedom of speech in detail, such as the provisions on defamation in the criminal law;
3. Judicial interpretation: to interpret the relevant legal provisions of freedom of speech to guide the judgment of specific cases;
4. Administrative regulations: The regulations formulated by government departments may involve the management of online speech, press and publication.
5. International conventions: international conventions that the country may accede to, such as the provisions on freedom of speech in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
To sum up, according to the freedom of speech law, those who voluntarily surrender after committing a crime and truthfully confess their crimes can be given a lighter or mitigated punishment or even exempted from punishment; The condition of surrender is to truthfully confess all crimes, including criminal suspects, defendants and criminals serving sentences. Truthfully confessing other crimes that are not mastered by the judicial organs can also be regarded as surrender. According to the circumstances of surrender, criminals who surrender can also be given a lighter or mitigated punishment.
Legal basis:
Constitution of the people's Republic of China
Article 35
People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens have freedom of speech, publication, assembly, association, procession and demonstration.