A/65/154 3. The Institute of Forensic Medicine and Science has a Department of Law and Order, created by Act No. 69 of 27 December 2007, which investigates cybercrime. 4. Our Criminal Code criminalizes, suppresses and punishes use of the Internet for terrorist purposes. Article 289 states “Any person using the Internet to provide training for the commission of terrorist acts or to recruit others to commit such acts shall be punished by imprisonment for five to ten years.” 5. Other legal texts punish the use of the Internet for criminal purposes and provide criminal, civil and administrative penalties, governed by Act No. 14 of 18 May 2007, title VIII, chapter I (Computer security crimes), Act No. 51 of 22 July 2008 regulating electronic documents and electronic signatures and provision of services and include other provisions on the development of e-trade and Act No. 38 of 8 February 1996 enacting rules to govern telecommunications in the Republic of Panama. Qatar [Original: English] [25 May 2010] 1. The State of Qatar is convinced that information and communication technology should be used in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the basic principles of international relations. Moreover, free flow of information must be guaranteed without prejudice to national sovereignty and while maintaining security and respect for cultural, political and moral differences among nations. 2. Efforts at the national level are based on the interest in security communications and to enhance it from time to time in order to keep up with its advancement at the national and international levels. 3. National efforts can be summarized as follows: – Setting security strategies and policies and promulgation of laws to restrict the use of this technology for purposes that are not in accordance with the goals of the protection of the stability of security – Establishing a mechanism to reinforce the security of information in order to guarantee the protection of the infrastructure of the sensitive information of Qatar – The Office of Internet Security and Intelligence seeks to monitor government networks and the national network in order to address threats to the State of Qatar through the Internet – Management of Internet incidents and coordinating efforts to resolve them aims to guarantee the resolution of Internet-related issues after reporting them, with minimum downtime. In the State of Qatar this is done by the Qatar Computer Emergency Response Team (Q-CERT) – A more effective role for information and awareness to improve the level of technical skills and qualifications of employees in Qatari institutions – Providing support to Qataris in dealing with Internet-related issues 10-45842 9