People in Bahrain have been warned to refrain from filming other individuals without consent, stressing that violators of privacy laws could face legal consequences.
Speaking on the Al Aman show on social media, Hidd Police Station head Colonel Dr Osama Bahar made it clear that people in the kingdom, whether a citizen or a resident, had the right to privacy, and infringing on those rights could result in years in prison as well as a hefty fine.
“There is an essential and necessary law that everybody should know – filming without permission is a crime,” he said.
“Filming someone, even during something like a traffic accident, is a crime.
“Even recording a conversation without permission is a crime.
“Writing a comment about personal secrets on any platform, including social media, is a crime.
“Publishing videos of a crime is an even bigger crime, especially if the matter involves the honour of the individual involved.”
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