Muscat, The Public Prosecution has confirmed to
citizens and residents of the Sultanate that it will take all relevant legal
measures against all those who call for, promote, instigate or assist in
tribal meetings or gatherings via whatever means of social media, or
any other means that is beyond the limits of the law.
A statement issued by the Public Prosecution today said that
stemming from its keenness to participate in safeguarding the
achievements of the Blessed Renaissance, whose foundations and
pillars were established by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, based
on respect for the rule of law and building a modern state of
institutions, whose corners are completed through the issuance of the
Basic Law of the State, which affirms in its provisions that “peace is the
goal of the state, and the safety of the nation is a responsibility of all
citizens” to maintain cohesion and peaceful coexistence, and ensure
rights for all under laws that aim at preventing anything that might
impact the society, its security and interdependence.
Given the recent observation of some individuals of the
community attempting to organise tribal meetings and gatherings and
promote for them through various means of social media, which would
prejudice the public order and disturb security and stability of the
society, and stemming from the legal responsibility of the Public
Prosecution to take public action in the name of the society and to
ensure the application of penal laws and prosecution of offenders and
the implementation of judgments, the Public Prosecution stated that
the commission of such acts falls under the crimes punished by the
Articles 108, 121, 122, 123 and 124 of the Penal Code promulgated by
the Royal Decree No. 7/2018 and may constitute other offenses
stipulated in the relevant laws.
“The Public Prosecution confirmed to the citizens and residents in the
Sultanate that it would take all relevant legal measures against all
those who call for, promote, incite or assist in tribal gatherings through
whatever means of social media or any means beyond the law, or
those who seek to undermine the security and public order or to
undermine the prestige of the state and its status or to provoke a sense
of hatred, disgust and division among people of the country. May Allah
the Almighty safeguard Oman and the Architect of its Blessed
Renaissance; His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said,” the statement
concluded.
Source: Oman News Agency