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Kuwait joined regional conventions to curb IT crimes -- official

Attorney General Bader Al-Massad
Attorney General Bader Al-Massad
VIENNA, Oct 17 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's approval of the regional conventions to combat information technology crimes aims to strengthen and promote cooperation in this field, Attorney General Bader Al-Massad said on Wednesday.
The conventions include criminalizing attacking the safety of information technology and misusing IT methods, Al-Massad said during his speech delivered at the 9th Session of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC).
They also cover all acts relating to transnational organized crimes that include money laundering, drugs, human trafficking, illegal arms trade and others, he added.
He noted Kuwait has issued a law against IT crimes that covers many provisions such as criminalizing illegal access of IT systems, cancelling their data and imposing tough punishment for the destruction or dissemination of personal data.
He pointed out that the websites of terrorist organizations have been criminalized, affirming that Kuwait urges the international community to cooperate at both the international and regional levels to combat money laundering, and the exploitation of IT technologies and the Internet in inciting and supporting criminal acts.
Kuwait supports international directives on combating all illegal electronic usage, and calls for formulating a supplement of the convention tasked with fighting cybercrimes, he concluded. (Pick up previous) mah.hm