Article (127)
Any Jordanian or person residing in the kingdom shall be punished by no less than
two years of imprisonment and a fine of no less than one hundred dinars (JD100) if
he/she concludes or attempted to conclude, directly or through a third person, a
commercial deal or sell or buy or trade with the enemy’s citizens or with a person
residing in a hostile state.
Article (128)
The punishment stated in the previous article shall be applicable to the mentioned
persons if they participated in a loan or a general offering for the benefit of a hostile
state or if they facilitated its financial dealings in any way.
Article (129)
Whoever conceals or embezzles the property of a hostile state or one of its nationals
which is under the control of a guardian, shall be punished by imprisonment for a
period not to exceed two years or a fine not to exceed one hundred dinars (JD100) or
with both penalties.
(5) Harming the State’s Standing and National Feeling
Article (130)
Any person who, at time of war or when the start of such war is anticipated, started in
the kingdom a propaganda in order to weaken the national feeling or stir racist or
sectarian differences, shall be punished by temporary imprisonment with hard labor
Article (131)
1. Any person, who knowingly, under the same circumstances, disseminated in the
kingdom false or exaggerated news that might weaken the nation’s morale, he /
she shall be subject to the same punishment stated in the previous article.
2. If the perpetrator spreads such news believing such news as truthful, he / she shall
be punished by imprisonment for a period no less than three months.
Article (132)
1. Any Jordanian, who knowingly spreads, outside the country, false or exaggerated
news which might weaken the state’s standing or its prestige, shall be punished by
imprisonment for no less than six months and a fine for no less than fifty dinars
(JD50).
2. If the abovementioned was directed against His Majesty the king or the crown
prince or one of the throne regents, the perpetrator shall be punished by
imprisonment for no less than a year.
(6) Contractors Crimes
Article (133)
1. Whoever, at time of war or when the start of such a war is anticipated, did not
fulfill all obligations imposed on him / her under a service or a manufacturing
contract related to national defense or the national interests of the state or the food
supply to civilians, shall be punished with temporary imprisonment and a fine
from fifty to a hundred dinars (JD50-100).