RIYADH — The Public Prosecution has confirmed in a statement that the Anti-Cyber Crime Law aims in protecting the national economy.
The Public Prosecution’s statement came along with its clarification in the importance and necessity of the Anti-Cyber Crime Law in the country.
It said that the Anti-Cyber Crime Law contribute to reduce the incidence of the Cybercrimes, by defining the crimes and the penalties prescribed for each of them, which will help in several matters, which are:
1 - The law will help in achieving systemic security.
2 - The law protects the public interest, in addition to the ethics and morals.
3 - It significantly preserves the rights arising from the legitimate use of computers and information networks.
4 - Aiming in protecting the national economy.
It is worth mentioning that the Anti-Cyber Crime Law includes many penalties to limit the crimes that fall in that regard, and most notably of which are:
1 - A penalty of being punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding SR500,000, or by one of these two penalties will be for anyone:
1 - Who threatens or blackmails a person into taking or refraining from action.
2 - Every person who harms people’s private lives by misusing mobile phones equipped with a camera, or the like.
3 - Who tries to defame and harm others through various means of information technology devices.
2 - A penalty of being punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding SR2 millions, or by one of these two penalties will be for:
1 - Every person who attempts to impersonate a person to gain i ..
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