Chapter Five
Content Crimes
Article (14)
The penalty with imprisonment for a period not less than one month and not
exceeding one year and a fine not less than OMR one hundred and not exceeding
OMR one thousand or by either penalty, shall be applied to any person who uses the
informational network or the information technology facilities to produce or procure
or distribute or make available or transmit or sale or purchase or import
pornography materials, unless such actions were permitted for scientific or technical
purposes. The punishment shall be for a period not less than one year and not
exceeding three years and a fine not less than OMR one thousand and not exceeding
OMR five thousands if the subject matter of the pornography program is a juvenile
of less than eighteen years of age or he is meant by the criminal act and the same
punishment shall be applied to any person who uses the informational network or
the facilities of the information technology to possess juvenile pornography.
Article (15)
The penalty with temporary imprisonment for a period not less than three years and
not exceeding five years and a fine not less than OMR three thousands and not
exceeding OMR five thousands, shall be applied to any person who uses the
informational network or information technology facilities to incite or instigate a
male or a female to commit a lechery or a prostitution crime or to help him to
commit such a crime. The punishment of temporary imprisonment for a period not
less than five years and not exceeding ten years and the fine of not less than OMR
five thousands and not exceeding OMR ten thousands shall be applied if the victim is
a juvenile not yet completed eighteen years of age.
Article (16)
The penalty with imprisonment for a period not less than one year and not
exceeding three years and a fine not less than OMR one thousand and not exceeding
OMR five thousands or by either penalty, shall be applied to any person who uses
the informational network or the information technology facilities such as mobiles
incorporated with cameras in trespassing on of families and individuals by the privity
taking photographs or dissemination of their news or voice or video records even if
it was true or aggressing the others with slander and defamation.
Article (17)
The penalty with imprisonment for a period not less than one month and not
exceeding three years and a fine not less than OMR one hundred and not exceeding
OMR three thousands or by either penalty, shall be applied to any person who uses
the informational network or the information technology facilities in gambling or to
produce or publish or distribute or purchase or possess, whatsoever might prejudice
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