The State Prosecutor's Office clarifies the penalty for the crime of divulging secrets

The State Prosecutor's Office clarified, through a video material that it published on its social media accounts, the punishment for the crime of divulging secrets.

The Public Prosecution indicated that Article 379 of the Federal Penal Code stipulates that a person shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of no less than a year and a fine of no less than twenty thousand dirhams or one of these two penalties whoever, by virtue of his profession, profession, condition, or art store a secret and discloses it in other than authorized cases By law, or he uses it for his own benefit or for the benefit of another person, unless the person concerned in the secret permits its disclosure or use.

And the punishment shall be imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years if the perpetrator is a public official or assigned to a public service and deposited the secret during, because of, or in connection with the performance of his job or service.

The publication of this information comes within the framework of the Public Prosecution's ongoing campaign to enhance the legal culture among members of society and raise the level of public awareness of the law, with the aim of spreading the culture of law as a way of life.

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