Legal: Opposing “consideration” is a crime if it is accompanied by statements
Women are calling for a tougher punishment for the opposite.
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Youssef Al-Sharif: “A person who steals a woman’s look without prolonging and scratching her modesty is not considered a crime.”
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Women demanded tougher punishment for offenders in public places, as they faced being pursued with indecent words and looks by men in shopping malls, on beaches, while driving a vehicle, or exercising on the road.
For his part, a legal advisor confirmed that the law criminalized opposition, and that long-sightedness of women and the accompanying gestures or words are punishable by law, if accompanied by a gesture that offends modesty.
State courts have considered several adverse cases over the past years, as defendants were arrested for reflecting girls and women through programs and social media, on the public road and while driving a vehicle, and in commercial centers and others, and the defendants were sentenced to imprisonment and a fine in accordance with the law. Two policewomen are opposites on the beaches, because of voyeurism on women, and the violation of their privacy.
M.A. said that most of the situations women face nowadays is not direct opposition through words, but rather pursued by looks, as they faced harassment from opponents while shopping in commercial centers and on the public road, and while being in restaurants or cafes, due to the long look in a way. A sign, indicating that she often ignores these views, and does not report the opposite.
(S.S.) stressed the importance of tightening the penalty on the opponents, in general, whether it was by looks, words, or physical harassment, noting that what bothers women most on beaches is chasing them with looks, as well as while they stop at light signals, as they were surprised by people They stare at her shamefully, as if they were waiting for her to respond with admiring looks.
In an incident recently witnessed by a state court, a girl said that while she was in a commercial center, she encountered a person who asked her about the timing, addressing her the phrase “spinning”, as she ignored him, and got out of the center, and when she got into the car, another person came and knocked on a window. The vehicle, and told her that his colleague sitting in his car wanted to identify her through the social networking site "Snapchat", so she informed the police.
For his part, the legal advisor, Dr. Youssef Al-Sharif, affirmed that any act, if it does not transgress the self, and does not affect others in any way, is not considered a criminal or criminal act, and therefore there is no crime or punishment.
He pointed out that a person who steals a woman’s gaze without prolonging and scratching her modesty is not considered a crime, but looking long and what may accompany gestures or words and a fortiori actions in any way through a message or other, which is a transgression of the limits, he is concerned with sin and punishment.
He pointed out that the extent of this crime and its punishment depends on the limits of transgression or transgression, as sweet talk is sinful, and is punishable by the text of Article (312) of the Penal Code, and if it is through an information technology means, the punishment is more severe in the text of Article 35 of the Law on Combating Information Technology Crimes.
He added that actions that do not reach the point of touching the body, such as signs and insinuations, constitute the crime of an indecent act, and are sinful and punishable by Articles 358 and 359 of the Penal Code.
As for acts that go beyond that to touching the body, they constitute indecent assault, whether with consent or by force, and the first is sinful and punishable by Article 356 of the same law, if the victim is less than 14 years old, and the second is sinful and punishable by Article 354 of the same law, and its punishment Up to death.
He stressed that the law stands at the limits of each act separately, and as long as the act, saying, sign or other transgresses others, it is not overlooked, rather it is taken by doing it, as there is no second chance in the law to protect public morals that does not accommodate second chances, which may lead to taste and morals. the public.
Al-Sharif stressed that the dominant characteristic in society is commitment and conservatism, but there are some men who may allow themselves to be hostile, or engage in fleeting whims by communicating with girls through messages or communications.
Infidelity
The legal advisor, Dr. Youssef Al-Sharif, stated that he had recently put up an opinion poll on harassment through his Twitter account, in which more than 7000 people participated, and 87.5% of the participants considered that a married man doing this act is marital infidelity and a justification for divorce, and it should not be given Second chance.
Al-Sharif saw the importance of evaluating the opposite behavior, especially if he was married, through specialists in psychology and sociology, in order to correct his course, and preserve the entity of his family and children, noting that some men may make a passing whim by communicating with another through social communication, which leads to his divorce. If his wife finds out about him, and considers him a traitor, giving him a second chance would preserve the family entity and bring him back to his senses.
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