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No clear legal definition for fanaticism, tweets judged by courts: lawyer

Lawyer Khaled Aburashed says Saudi law does not clearly define fanaticism, and accountability for tweets is left to judicial discretion.

Ajel News55 min ago · 1 min read
Lawyer Khaled Aburashed discusses legal definitions on TV

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Lawyer Khaled Aburashed stated that there is no specific legal definition for fanaticism in the system, and accountability for tweets is subject to the discretion of judicial authorities.

Speaking in an interview with Rotana Khalijia, he added that if a tweet contains insults, slander, accusations, or defamation, these are considered crimes that warrant penalties.

Aburashed noted that if a tweet does not include these types of offenses, it does not rise to the level of a cybercrime.

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