A Beijing procuratorate initiated on Wednesday a public prosecution against Chinese rock star Dou Wei on a charge of vandalizing property, the Legal Evening News reported.

According to media reports, Dou went to the Beijing News office on May 10, 2006, accusing a reporter surnamed Zhuo of faking news reports about his life and his wife.

Having failed to find the reporter, the angry singer allegedly demolished several computers and a television set, poured water on editors and then set fire to a car parked in front of the newspaper's office building.

The singer was detained by police the same day and bailed two weeks later.

After the statutory 12-month bail term ended, the procuratorate brought an accusation against Dou to a court.

According to legal procedures, the court will summon Dou to receive the indictment and attend trial.
 
(CRI.cn August 3, 2007)