Article 111 The penalty of life imprisonment shall apply to any public employee who discloses one of the secrets of defense of the State. The penalty shall be capital punishment if the offence is committed in time of war. Article 112 The penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years shall apply to: 1- Any person who obtains by an illegal means one of the secrets of the defense of the State without intending to disclose or reveal it to a foreign country or any of its agents. 2- Any person who discloses by any means any State defense secrets. Article 113 The penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years shall apply to any person who discloses intentionally, in time of war, information, statements and rumors, which are false, biased propaganda, which cause damage and harm to the warfare preparations for the defense of the State, the military operations of the armed forces or in frightening the people and weakening the morale of the State. The penalty shall be imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years if the offence is committed as a result of contact with a foreign State. When committed as result of contact with an enemy State, the penalty shall be life imprisonment. Article 114 The penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years shall apply to any person who undertakes, without the authorization of the relevant authorities, the recruiting of soldiers or any other hostile act against a foreign State in a way that exposes the country to the danger of war or breach of diplomatic relations. The penalty shall be capital punishment or life imprisonment if the said offence resulted in starting a war or breach of diplomatic relations. Article 115 The penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifteen thousand Qatar Riyals (QR 15.000) shall apply to any Qatari who discloses intentionally abroad false or biased information, statements or rumors concerning the internal situation of the State, which may weaken the trust in the economy of the State or harm its international standing or reputation, or who starts in anyway an activity resulting in harm to national interests. The penalty shall be imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years if the offence is committed in time of war. Article 116 The penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine not less than fifteen thousand Qatar Riyals (QR 15.000) and not exceeding one hundred thousand Qatar Riyals (QR 100.000) to: 1- Any person who undertakes directly or through another country, in time of war, to export merchandise, products or other items to a hostile country or imports such merchandise from the said country.

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