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Up to three years in jail for insulting Oman's national anthem

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“Up to three years in jail for insulting Oman's national anthem”

Insulting the national anthem of Oman could now result in a three-year prison sentence under a decree issued by Sultan Haitham . The punishment for failing to respect the anthem Salute to the Sultan has been brought in line with the penalty for insulting the country's flag. Published on Sunday, the decree covers anyone who "desecrates the anthem verbally, in writing, by gesturing, by distorting it, or by committing any other act that conveys hatred or contempt". Anyone found guilty of such…

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