Oman warns against spreading pornographic content online

Dubai: Oman’s Public Prosecution has warned the public against spreading pornography online or through any other means of information technology, local media reported.

The Sultanate’s Public Prosecution said that whoever produces, displays, spreads, publishes, purchases, sells or imports pornography using the internet or any other means of information technology will be jailed for one year and /or fined up to OMR 1,000.

A statement issued online by Public Prosecution said: “Producing, showing, spreading, publishing, purchasing, selling or importing pornographic materials using the internet or means of information technology, unless for authorised scientific or artistic purposes, is an offence punishable by imprisonment for a period that extends to one year and a fine up to OMR 1,000 or either one of the two sentences.

The sentence shall be aggravated to imprisonment for a period up to 3 years and a fine up to OMR 5,000 or either one of the two sentences if the content involves child pornography. The sentence includes those who use the internet or means of information technology to obtain juvenile pornographic materials.”