Abdulaziz Al-saqabi Submits A Proposal For A Law To Criminalize Harassment

10 February 2021 Kuwait

Deputy d. Abdulaziz Al-Saqabi, proposing a law to criminalize harassment, whether verbally or by deed, stressing that harassment and violence are a societal scourge that is not related to gender or class. Al-Saqabi added that the prestige of the law has an important role in preserving society and protecting individuals, pointing to the importance of the role of the family and educational institutions in spreading values ​​and promoting morals. 


He explained that the phenomenon of harassment in workplaces, markets and others, requires the presence of more stringent and comprehensive texts than the current texts. 


According to the proposal, the deputy demanded the addition of an article in the Penal Code No. 16 of 1960, to be punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding a year and a fine not exceeding 3,000 or either of these two punishments, whoever is exposed to others in a public place, whether by saying or referring to acts involving sexual connotations Or contrary to public morals or breach of public modesty.
 

 

SOURCE  ALQABAS

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