Friday, February 24, 2023
Sharing harassment videos is illegal and punishable in Saudi Arabia - Lawyer
A Lawyer in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Al-Muhaimid confirmed that whomever records the harasser being harassed and posts the footage on social media will be subject to a fine of half a million riyals and a 12-month sentence in prison. Related : Private life is one of the protected rights in Saudi Arabia
Al-Muhaimid continued, "We must differentiate between the documentation required by the court system and the system for combatting information crimes." This was said by him on the "Al-Rased" program on the "Al-Ekhbariya" channel.
- He continued and said "There is a difference between utilizing this evidence improperly and posting it on social networking sites. Documentation, which is in the form of digital evidence, includes conversations that are recorded on mobile phones as well. But you misused it and now you have entered the forbidden area here." Join Saudi Expatriates on Whatsapp Group
- "If the talks or what was recorded here are released, the offender is removed from the evidence system to the information crime control system, and exits from obscenity to crime. As a result, the law will be punished with a fine of 500,000 and imprisonment for a year."
