B-Whoever causes out of negligence a sabotage to the telecommunication installations or
afflicts damage to them shall be punished by imprisonment for no more than a year and with a
fine of no more than five thousand dinars and no less than five hundred dinars or both of them.
In both cases, the court will rule to force the sentenced person to pay the value of repair of such
damage.
Article (69)
Whoever uses or assists in of illegal means to make calls without payment of fees shall be punished
by imprisonment by no more than two years and a fine of no more than ten thousand dinars or by
either penalty.
Article (70)
A-Whoever intentionally abuses telephone telecommunication means shall be punished by
imprisonment for a term of no more than a year and by a fine of no more than two thousand
Kuwaiti dinars and by no less than two hundred dinars or any of them.
B-Whoever uses any means of telecommunication for sending threats, humiliation, immoral
messages, or carries a fabricated news to create panic, shall be punished by imprisonment for no
more than two-year imprisonment and fine of no more than five thousand dinars or one of them.
C-Whoever intentionally offends or defames others through a telecommunication device or
means in capturing one or more photos or video clips without their knowledge or consent, or
uses the potentials of such devices and photos from them without their permission, or falsifies
immoral photos for other persons shall be punished by no more than two years and a fine of no
more than five thousand dinars and no less than five hundred dinars or one of them.
D-Whoever sends photos through the telecommunication means or devices
specified in the preceding paragraph or any amoral picture or video clip to other persons or
publishes them or circulates them in any means shall be punished by imprisonment for no
more than three years and fine of no more than five thousand dinars and no less than five
hundred dinars or any of them.
E-If the acts referred to in items (C-D) above are associated with threat or extortion or included
exploitation of photos in any manner to infringe on shyness or honor or instigation for
prostitution, shall be imprisoned for no more than five (5) years and by a fine of no more than
ten thousand dinars and no less than one thousand.
F-Whoever offers or participates in offering telecommunication services that infringe the public
order or public morals shall be punished by the penalties provided under paragraph (B) of this
article in addition to application of the provisions provided under article (35) of this law.
In all situations, the means and devices and anything used in committing the crime shall be
confiscated by judgment, and all the obtained photos and video clips shall be destroyed and
deleted.
Article (71)
Whoever opposed, obstructed, altered or deleted the contents of a message via
telecommunication means, or encouraged others to do so, shall be punished by imprisonment
for no more than one year and by penalty of no more than three thousand dinars and no less than
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