Palestinian Authority Article 4, “any person who…has abused any information technology…shall be liable to either imprisonment, a fine between two hundred and one thousand Jordanian dinars, or a combination of the two.” addameer.org/publications/b…
Article 4 continues to state that, if the abuse or access in question affects governmental data, the sentence shall be “a minimum of five years of temporary hard labour and…a fine of no less than five thousand Jordanian dinars"
'abuse’ is open to interpretation by authorities of who will be severely punished for participating in the disclosure of governmental information. addameer.org/publications/b…‘electronic-crimes-law’
Article 20 declares that, “anyone who creates or manages a website or an information technology platform that aims to publish news that would endanger the integrity of the Palestinian state, the public order or the internal or external security of the State shall be punished…”
not only is the writer or publisher of the news liable to be punished, a simple share on Facebook could result in a fine, jail time, or both. The decree even goes as far as to criminalise the use of any means to bypass the blocking of certain websites, such as a VPN.
Article 51, which states that “[i]f any of these offences are committed for the purpose of disturbing public order...or with the intention of harming national unity...the penalty shall be hard labour or temporary hard labour.”
besides the infringement on freedom of the press, the PA can imprison and fine individuals for a Facebook share, watching Game of Thrones using a VPN, making an ‘offensive’ meme, posting a tweet against certain policies, or asserting political allegiances. #HumanRightsViolations
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