The Anti-Harassment Law imposed penalties of up to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 riyals ($ 26,600), or one of those penalties, for anyone who commits a crime of harassment.

The penalty shall be up to a maximum of five years' imprisonment and a fine of not more than 300 thousand riyals (80,000 dollars) or one of these two penalties in specific cases.

The "Anti-Harassment Law" states that "the purpose of the offense of harassment for the purpose of applying the provisions of this Law is any statement, act or reference of a sexual connotation issued by a person to any other person who touches, displays or obscures his body by any means, "He said.




According to the Middle East , the system aims at combating the crime of harassment, preventing its occurrence, applying the punishment to its perpetrators and protecting the victim, in order to preserve the individual's privacy, dignity and personal freedom guaranteed by the provisions of Islamic law and regulations.

Another article of the law stressed that the victim's waiver or non-submission of a complaint does not preclude the competent authorities from taking the public interest in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure and other relevant regulations. Anyone who has seen a harassment case will also be able to inform the competent authorities to take what you see.

The system obliged anyone who, by virtue of his or her work, to obtain information on any cases of harassment; to maintain the confidentiality of such information, and to disclose the identity of the victim only in cases where the evidence, investigation or trial procedure is required.

The system discussed in the Shura Council pointed out that the concerned authorities in the government sector and the civil sector should put in place the necessary measures to prevent and combat harassment in the framework of their work environment, including: the mechanism of receiving complaints within the body, And its seriousness and confidentiality, with the accountability of the concerned parties in the government sector and the civil sector, any of its employees - disciplinary - in case of violation of any of the provisions provided for in this system, in accordance with the procedures competent system.

The Anti-Harassment Law stated that without prejudice to any other penalty prescribed by the provisions of the Islamic Shariah or any more severe penalty provided for in any other regulation, a penalty of not more than two years' imprisonment and a fine of not more than 100,000 riyals ($ 26,600) Those who committed a crime of harassment.

The penalty for the offense of harassment shall be imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine of not more than 300 thousand riyals (80,000 dollars), or one of these penalties, in case of repetition or in the case of a crime associated with the victim being a child or the victim Or if the offender has direct or indirect authority over the victim, the crime occurred in a place of work, study, shelter or care, or if the offender and the victim are of one sex, the victim is asleep or Or in the event that the crime occurred in cases of crisis, disaster or accident.

Any person who incites a crime of harassment shall be punished by not more than half of the maximum penalty prescribed for it. Any person who submits a notification of a crime of harassment shall also be punished. Or Kida claimed to be subjected to it, with the prescribed penalty for the offense. The system shall be in effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.