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ARTICLE · 31 AUGUST 2026

当投诉被称为“软暴力”——从商美娜案看“恶意索赔”“舆情敲诈”的刑法边界

Jincheng Tongda & Neal
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China's 2026 anti-organized crime campaign targets "malicious claims" and "public opinion extortion" as key enforcement priorities. This article examines how criminal law should distinguish between legitimate consumer complaints and extortion, using the Shang Meina case—where a legal consultant spent 872 days in detention before being released without prosecution—to illustrate the evidentiary standards required when investment complaints, administrative reports

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摘 要:2026年7月启动的深化扫黑除恶专项斗争,将利用网络平台和“软暴力”手段有组织实施的“恶意索赔”“舆情敲诈”列为重点打击对象。此类治理概念回应了企业遭受虚假投诉、舆论要挟和职业化索赔的现实风险,同时也可能在个案中与消费者投诉、行政举报、媒体监督及民事索赔发生外观重合。刑事司法需要将政策语汇还原为犯罪构成要件,重点审查权利基础、事实基础、取财目的、手段不法性、财产处分原因以及组织性特征。徐秦律师(下称“笔者”)办理的商美娜被控敲诈勒索案具有典型意义。该案以“虚增、杜撰投诉内容”和保险公司因监管压力退款为指控核心,辩护人通过逐人、逐项、逐份证据核验,揭示投诉事实来源、保险公司内部认责材料与退款决策之间的复杂关系。商美娜被羁押872天后恢复自由,检察机关最终作出不起诉决定。本文结合该案及职业索赔、新闻敲诈典型案例,提出一套分层审查方法,以期在严惩真实敲诈与保护正当维权之间维持刑法边界。

关键词:恶意索赔 舆情敲诈 敲诈勒索罪 投诉权 非法占有目的 商美娜案

01.专项治理提出的新问题

2026年7月,党中央部署在全国范围开展为期一年的深化扫黑除恶专项斗争,工作重点延伸至利用网络平台和“软暴力”手段有组织实施的新型黑恶犯罪。2随后公布的重点类型中,“舆情敲诈”“恶意索赔”与裸聊敲诈、非法催收、强迫消费、劳务碰瓷等行为并列。3第一轮集中收网已经覆盖恶意投诉网络店铺、网络套路贷、劳务碰瓷等多类案件。4可以预见,投诉、举报、曝光、索赔与企业经营秩序之间的冲突,将成为未来一段时期刑事司法的重要议题。

专项治理回应了真实且紧迫的社会风险。有人故意制造食品质量问题,利用经营者担心行政处罚和网络舆情的心理反复索赔;有人组建自媒体矩阵,拼接、夸大甚至编造企业负面信息,再以删帖、停发和“舆情服务”为名收取费用;还有团伙将投诉平台、网络流量和行政程序组合成一套可复制的取财工具。这些行为对企业商誉、经营安全和公共投诉资源造成持续侵害,依法惩治具有充分必要性。

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