Whosoever, with intent to commit criminal act specified under Article 10 of this
Proclamation or for any other purpose produces, obtains, sales, possesses or transfers
any data identifying electronic identity of another person without authorization of that
person shall be punishable with simple imprisonment not exceeding five years or fine
not exceeding Birr 50,000.
SECTION THREE – ILLEGAL CONTENT DATA
12. Obscene or Indecent Crimes Committed Against Minors
1/ Whosoever intentionally produces, transmits, sales, distributes, makes available or
possesses without authorization any picture, poster, video or image through a
computer system that depicts:
a) a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; or
b) a person appearing to be a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct;
shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment from three years to 10 years.
2/ Whosoever entices or solicits a minor for sexual explicit conduct by transmitting or
sending erotic speeches, pictures, text messages or videos through computer
system shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment from five to 10 years.
13. Crimes against Liberty and Reputation of Persons
Whosoever intentionally:
1/ intimidates or threatens another person or his families with serious danger or injury
by disseminating any writing, video, audio or any other image through a computer
systems shall be punishable, with simple imprisonment not exceeding three years or
in a serious cases with rigorous imprisonment not exceeding five years.
2/ causes fear, threat or psychological strain on another person by sending or by
repeatedly transmitting information about the victim or his families through computer
system or by keeping the victim’s computer communication under surveillance shall
be punishable with simple imprisonment not exceeding five years or in serious case
with rigorous imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.
3/ disseminates any writing, video, audio or any other image through a computer
system that is defamatory to the honor or reputation of another person shall be
punishable, upon complaint, with simple imprisonment not exceeding three years or
fine or both.
14. Crimes against Public Security
Without prejudice to the provisions Article 257 of the Criminal Code of the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Whosoever intentionally disseminates through a
computer system any written, video, audio or any other picture that incites fear,