4- Condoning, provoking or promoting sin.
If the crime contains any insult to the Divinity (Allah, God) or to the messengers and prophets or be against the
religion of Islam or injures its basis and principles which constitute its foundation, or whoever oppose or injures the
well-known teachings and rituals of Islamic religion or prejudices the religion of Islam or preaching another religion
or calls for, praises or promotes a doctrine or a notion which involves any of the aforementioned shall be punished
by imprisonment up to seven years.
Article 36
Shall be punished by temporary imprisonment and a fine not less than five hundred thousand dirhams and not in
excess of one million dirhams or either of these two penalties whoever establishes, manages or runs a website or
publishes information on the computer network or any information technology means for trafficking in or promoting
narcotics or psychotropic substances and the like or the manner for their use or facilitates such dealing in instances
other than those permitted by the law.
Article 37
Without prejudice to the provisions specified in the Money Laundering Law, shall be punished by imprisonment
up to seven years and by a fine not less than five hundred thousand dirhams and not in excess of two million
dirhams whoever deliberately commits, by using a computer network, an electronic information system or any
information technology means, any of the acts mentioned hereinafter:
1- Illegal transfer, transport or deposit of funds with intent to conceal or disguise the source of funds.
2- Concealing or disguising the nature of the illicit funds, or its origin, movement, related rights or ownership.
3- Illegal attainment, possession or use of funds with the knowledge of its illegal origin.
Shall be punished by the same punishment whoever establishes, manages or runs a website or publishes
information on a computer network or information technology means to facilitate or incites the commission of any
of the acts specified in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Article 38
Shall be punished by temporary imprisonment whoever provides any organizations, institutions, authorities or
any other entities through the computer network or any information technology means any incorrect, inaccurate or
misleading information which may damage the interests of the State or injures its reputation, prestige or stature.
Article 39
Shall be punished by imprisonment and a fine or any of these two penalties any owner or operator of a website or
computer network who deliberately and knowingly saves or makes available any illicit content or if he fails to
remove or blocks access to this illicit content within the period determined in the written notice addressed by the
competent authorities indicating the illegal content and being available on the website or the computer network.
Article 40
Attempted misdemeanors specified in this Decree-Law shall be punished with half the penalty specified for the
complete crime.
Article 41
Without prejudice to the right of bona fide third-party, shall be ordered, in all instances, the confiscation of
devices, programs or means used in the commission of any of the crimes specified in this Decree-Law or the money
accrued thereof, or deletion of the information and statements or their killing, as to the closure of the domain or site
in which any of these crimes is committed whether permanent closure or for a specified period as determined by
court.
Article 42
The court may decide deportation of a foreigner who is condemned in any of the crimes specified in this DecreeLaw upon execution of the punishment adjudged.