Article 18
Without prejudice to the provisions of the Law on the Combating of Money Laundering and
the Financing of Terrorism in force, each person who creates an electronic website,
application or account or a means of information technology with the intention of:
1. Committing the crime of money laundering shall be punished by either or both
confinement for a term of not less than one year and a fine of not less than one thousand
Jordanian dinars and not more than three thousand Jordanian dinars or its equivalent in the
legal currency of circulation.
2. Committing the crime of financing terrorism shall be punished by either or both
imprisonment and a fine of not less than three thousand Jordanian dinars and not more
than five thousand Jordanian dinars or its equivalent in the legal currency of circulation.
Article 19
Without prejudice to the provisions of the Law by Decree Concerning the Combating of
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in force, each person who creates or releases a website on
the electronic network or a means of information technology with the intention of trafficking
or smuggling narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances or those alike, or facilitates dealing
in, sells, explains or displays the methods of producing narcotic drugs shall be punished by
either or both imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years and a fine of not less not
three thousand Jordanian dinars and not more than five thousand Jordanian dinars or its
equivalent in the legal currency of circulation.
Article 20
Each person who violates an intellectual, literary or industrial property right under effective
legislation through the electronic network or a means of information technology shall be
punished by either or both confinement for a term of not more than six months and a fine of
not less not five hundred Jordanian dinars and not more than one thousand Jordanian dinars or
its equivalent in the legal currency of circulation.
Article 21
1. Every human being shall have the right to express his opinion by speech, writing,
photography, or other means of expression and publication in accordance with the law.
2. The freedom to artistic and literary creativity shall be safeguarded. Legal proceedings may
not be instituted or brought for the halt or confiscation of works of art, literature or
intellect or against their innovators except by a court order. A penalty of deprivation of
liberty or a custodial sentence may not be imposed in the crimes, which are committed
because of the publicity of the artistic, literary or intellectual product.
3. Freedom of the press, printing and paper-based, audio-visual and electronic publication is
safeguarded. Palestinians, including natural and juridical persons, public and private, shall
have the right to own and publish newspapers and establish audio-visual media outlets and
digital media in accordance with the law.
4. Restrictions may not be placed on the press, nor may it be seized, halted, warned or
eliminated, except in accordance with the law and under a court decision.
Article 22
1. Arbitrary or illegal interference with the privacy of any person or the affairs of his family,
home or correspondence shall be prohibited.
2. Each person who creates an electronic website, application or account or disseminates
information on the electronic network or a means of information technology with the
intention of disseminating live or recorded news, images, audio or visual recordings
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