April 16, 2005
Saudi Arabia. Stiff Punishments Await Camphone Misusers
Saudi Arabia will deal strongly with people misusing camera mobiles as a draft bylaw proposed 12-year jail sentence, SR100,000 fine and 1,000 lashes for those circulating pornographic photos of women through the phone. Arab News reports.
"The law is likely to be endorsed by the 150-member Shoura Council shortly.
The source said the new law would include a number of regulations to prevent misuse of camera mobile phones in the country. As per the regulations already discussed by the Shoura, a person convicted of distributing pornographic photos will be jailed for three months and fined SR20,000 and his phone will be confiscated.
If a person commits the same offense for the third time, the punishments would be further doubled, with 12-month jail, SR80,000 fine and 200 lashes. Moreover, his photograph will also be publicized in the press.
The Kingdom overturned a ban on the import and sale of mobile camera phones last December".
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