government entities, except in accordance with controls issued by the National Center for Documents and Archives. Article 5 Without prejudice to any harsher punishment prescribed by law, the following acts shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding twenty years or a fine not exceeding one million riyals or by both: 1. Disseminating or disclosing classified information or documents. 2. Entering or attempting to enter a place without authorization, with the intent of obtaining classified information or documents. 3. Obtaining classified information or documents by illicit means. 4. Possessing or becoming privy – by virtue of office – to official classified information or documents, and disclosing, communicating or disseminating the same without a lawfully justified cause. 5. Willfully destroying or misusing classified documents, knowing that such classified documents relate to the State's security or public interest, with the intent of undermining the State's military, political, diplomatic, economic or social status. 6. Failing to maintain confidentiality of Information or Documents. Article 6 Any person participating in any of the s stipulated in this Law shall be subject to the punishments provided for in Article (5), and any person who knowingly agrees to, instigates or assists in commitment of the crimes shall be deemed an accomplice if such crimes is committed on the basis of such agreement, instigation or assistance. Article 7 When enforcing the punishment stipulated in Article (5) of this Law, proportionality between crime and punishment as well as extenuating or aggravating circumstances shall be taken into consideration. The following shall be deemed aggravating circumstances: 1- If the crime is committed during wartime. 2- If the crime is committed – in any form or manner and by any means – for the sake of a foreign state or any person working therefor, either directly or indirectly. 3- If the classified information or document is important and of high level of confidentiality.