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King Of Jordan Passes Law That Criminalizes Online Speech

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By Jacob M. Thompson

Two weeks ago on Sunday, August 6th, the Senate of Jordan endorsed the proposal to pass a new cybercrime law that criminalize certain forms of online speech. The King of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein then officially signed-off on it the following weekend.

According to Roya Newsa Jordanian news outlet, reported some of the details of the new cybercrime law:


The revisions made by the Senate to Articles 15, 16, and 17 were endorsed.

Within these three articles, the prescribed penalties include imprisonment, fines, or a combination of both. Notably, the fine stipulated in Article 16 has been decreased.

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