HIBAPRESS – Agencies
On Monday, Qatar's Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of 313 people of various nationalities on charges of "filming, circulating, and publishing misleading information," amidst the war in the Middle East and Iranian attacks on the Gulf.
The Qatari Ministry of Interior stated in a statement, "The Economic and Cybercrime Control Department of the General Department of Criminal Investigations was able to arrest 313 people of different nationalities on the grounds of filming and circulating video clips, and publishing misleading information and rumors and anything that could provoke public opinion." The ministry emphasized "the commitment not to film or publish clips or circulate rumors related to the current situation," and called for "obtaining information only from its official, approved sources."
