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(2) Article 230 provides that any person who displays, sells, rents, disseminates or distributes pornographic pictures, objects, movies, photos, slides and other pornographic materials involving children shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of more than five (5) years to seven (7) years and a fine of five million (5,000,000) to twenty million (20,000,000) Rwandan francs.
(3) Article 276 provides that any person who defames or harasses another person on the basis of sex with intent to humiliate him/her or his/her work shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of at least two (2) months but less than six (6) months and a fine of two hundred thousand (200,000) to five hundred thousand (500,000) Rwandan francs or one of these penalties.
(4) Article 282 provides that any person who publishes, by any means, an unoriginal version of a person’s statements, spoken or pictures and photos without explicitly stating that it is an unoriginal version shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of six (6) months to one (1) year and a fine of one million (1,000,000) to five million (5,000,000) Rwandan francs or one of these penalties.
(5) Article 285 provides that any person who, by use of any fraudulent means, opens, removes, delays or diverts correspondence or other written messages, whether or not they have arrived at their destination shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of one (1) year to two (2) years and a fine of one million (1,000,000) to three million (3,000.000) Rwandan francs or one of these penalties.
(6) Article 286 provides that any person who gathers personal information or inserts and uses in computers and other specialized equipment personal information likely to adversely affect the dignity or the privacy of people shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of six (6) months to one (1) year and a fine of one million (1,000,000) to five million (5,000,000) Rwandan francs or one of these penalties.
(7) Article 287 provides that any person who records voices, keeps records or uses other means to save in computers and other specialized equipment personal information likely to adversely affect the dignity or the privacy of people shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of six (6) months to one (1) year and a fine of one million (1,000,000) to five million (5,000,000) Rwandan francs or one of these penalties. If such information is made known to third parties who are not authorized to know it without consent of the concerned persons, the offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of six (6) months to one (1) year and a fine of five million (5,000,000) to ten million (10,000,000) Rwandan francs or one of these penalties.
(8) Article 288 provides that any person who, maliciously and publicly, commits a specific act against another person which is likely to damage the honour or dignity, or bring him/her to public contempt shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of six (6) months to one (1) year and a fine of one million (1,000,000) to five million (5,000,000) Rwandan francs or one of these penalties.
(9) Article 307 provides that any person who withdraws data stored or sent electronically or through any similar way, which is not meant for him/her, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of two (2) years to five (5) years and a fine of five hundred thousand (500,000) to three million (3,000,000) Rwandan francs.
(10) Article 308 provides that any person who, without authorisation, modifies or erases intentionally any recorded or transmitted data through computerised devices or any other similar systems, or makes it useless, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three (3) years to five (5) years and a fine of one million (1,000,000) to five million (5,000,000) Rwandan francs.
(11) Article 309 provides that any person, with authorization to use data recorded or transmitted through computerised devices, or by any other similar systems, intentionally uses them in incorrect, incomplete or resorts to a comparable procedure and gets or hides the property or passes it on to any unauthorized person, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three (3) years to five (5) years and a fine of three million (3,000,000) to five million (5,000,000) Rwandan francs. Any person, without a right to utilize any data recorded or transmitted through computerised devices, or any other similar systems, who intentionally uses them in an incorrect or incomplete way and gets or hides the property or pass it to any unauthorized person, shall be liable to the penalties set forth in Paragraph One of this Article.
(12) Article 311 provides that any person who makes, imports or exports software or any other comparable systems which enable him/her or other persons to fraudulently use information and communication technology, the secrecy of television or a communication network and uses them privately or disseminates them, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three (3) years to five (5) years and a fine of three million (3,000,000) to five million (5,000,000) Rwandan francs. In case of recidivism, the offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of six (6) years to eight (8) years and a fine of six million (6,000,000) to ten million (10,000,000) Rwandan francs.
(13) Article 312 provides that any person who, fraudulently and in any way, accesses and remains in another person’s automated data processing system or similar systems with intent to find out electronically stored or transmitted data, regardless of the location, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of one (1) year to three (3) years and a fine of one million (1,000,000) to three million (3,000,000) Rwandan francs. If the acts mentioned under Paragraph one of this Article delete or modify recorded or forwarded data, the offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of more than five (5) years to seven (7) years and a fine of two million (2,000,000) to six million (6,000,000) Rwandan francs.
(14) Article 313 provides that any person who prevents or misguides the running of automated data processing system or other similar system of another person shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of six (6) months to two (2) years and a fine of one million (1,000,000) to three million (3,000,000) Rwandan francs. The offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of more than five (5) years to seven (7) years and a fine of one million (1,000,000) to five million (5,000,000) Rwandan francs, if the automated data processing system or any similar system belongs to a State organ or to any other organ.
(15) Article 315 provides that legal action for the offences under Articles 312 and 313 of this Organic Law shall only be taken after a complaint of the offended person.
Country
Year
2012
Topic, claim, or defense
General or Non-Specified
Document type
Legislation
Issuing entity
Legislative Branch
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Type of law
Criminal