جريمة التحريض عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي في المملكة العربية السعودية : دراسة تحليلية

Abstract

This study aims to illustrate and analyze the crime of incitement committed through social media websites in light of Saudi Arabia legislations. For that sake, couple of methodological approaches have been applied; descriptive analytical methods and practical approaches are employed in order to overcome the above-mentioned problem statement. The researcher has started by illustrating the semantic meaning of the crime of incitement committed through the social media websites, highlighting its elements, tools and forms. Thereafter, the researcher provides a thorough description for the social media's characteristics, its influence and its historical development within the virtual area of Saudi Arabia. Then the researcher has moved towards the evaluation of the efforts of Saudi Arabia government in confronting the crime of incitement through social media websites. He has evaluated as well, to what extent the Saudi organizer (legislature) and the executive authority have succeeded in limiting the mentioned criminal phenomenon. By doing this, the study has found that the crime of incitement through social media websites is punishable under Saudi laws. It has been enacted that the inciter will be punished similarly to the original actor in crimes of Misdemeanor (Tُazir) not felonies (Hududs). Herein, this study urges the Saudi authorities to establish official departments particularly for the confrontation of cybercrimes at all levels. The establishment of the academic institutions entailed with the traineeship of qualified personnel to address the cybercrimes is highly recommended in Saudi Arabia.