specified under Articles 3 to 6 of this Proclamation shall be punishable with simple
imprisonment not exceeding three years or fine from Birr 5,000 to 30, 000.
4/ Whosoever, without authorization or in excess of authorization, intentionally
discloses or transfers any computer program, secret code, key, password or any other
similar data for gaining access to a computer system, computer data or network shall
be punishable with simple imprisonment not exceeding five years or in serious cases
with rigorous imprisonment not exceeding five years and fine from Birr 10,000 to
50,000.
5/ Where the crime stipulated under sub-article (4) of this Article is committed
negligently, the punishment shall be simple imprisonment not exceeding one year and
fine.
8. Aggravated Cases
Where the crime stipulated under Article 3 to 6 of this Proclamation is committed
against a computer data or a computer system or network which is designated as top
secrete by the concerned body for military interest or international relation, and while
the country is at a state of emergency or threat, the punishment shall be rigorous
imprisonment from 15 to 25 years.
SECTION TWO – COMPUTER RELATED FORGERY, FRAUD AND
THEFT
9. Computer Related Forgery
Whosoever falsifies a computer data, makes false computer data or makes use of such
data to injure the rights or interests of another or to procure for himself or for another
person any undue right or advantage shall be punishable with simple imprisonment
not exceeding three years and fine not exceeding Birr 30,000 or in a serious cases
with rigorous imprisonment not exceeding 10 years and fine from Birr 10,000 to
100,000.
10. Computer Related Fraud
1/ Whosoever fraudulently causes a person to act in a manner prejudicial to his rights
or those of third person by distributing misleading computer data, misrepresenting his
status, concealing facts which he had a duty to reveal or taking advantage of the
person’s erroneous beliefs, shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment not
exceeding five years and fine not exceeding Birr 50,000.
2/ Whosoever, with fraudulent intent of procuring any benefit for himself or for
another person, causes economic loss to another person by any change, deletion or
any other damage of computer data shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment
not exceeding five years and fine from Birr 10,000 to 50,000 or in serious cases with
rigorous imprisonment not exceeding 10 years and fine from Birr 10,000 to 100,000.
11. Electronic Identity Theft