1. Whoever creates, manages, or supervises a website or publishes information or data pertaining to terrorist group(s), society, or organization or an illicit body via the information network or the ITE with the intention of facilitating communication with their leaders or members, attracting members, promoting or advocating their thoughts, financing their activities, providing actual assistance to them, or disseminating the methods of manufacturing incendiary devices, weapons, ammunition, explosives or dangerous materials or any other tools used in terrorist acts shall be punished with life imprisonment a fine of not less than (AED 2,000,000) two million dirhams and not exceeding (AED 4,000,000) four million dirhams. 2. Whoever downloads, re-broadcasts, or reposts the contents of any of the websites aforementioned in paragraph (1) of this Article using any means whatsoever, or re-accesses these sites to view this content, or disseminates any content that incites hatred shall be punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding (5) five years and a fine of not less than (AED 500,000) five hundred thousand dirhams and not exceeding (AED 1,000,000) one million dirhams. 3. The Court may – in cases other than recidivism – instead of imposing the penalties set out in paragraph (2) of this article, decide that the accused person be assigned to a counseling house or be placed under electronic monitoring and be prohibited from using any of the ITE for the period of time to be determined by the court, provided that it is not longer than the maximum penalty prescribed.
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