SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE CRIME OF DISCLOSING DEFENSE SECRETS

Abstract

Maintaining the secret of defending the state and refraining from divulging it is an important duty for everyone, as it is considered one of the most important secrets at the state level because it is linked to its existence and its continuation depends on the stability of security in it from many aspects, and some public functions in the state involve many aspects. These are important secrets that the employee becomes aware of by virtue of his continuous work, and that without his job status he would not have been given the possibility to view and know them, and the damage to the interests of the state that might result from these secrets being destroyed or their divulging them would be harmful to the interests of the state. Therefore, this matter is considered one of the most urgent matters to be addressed. The interests and security of the state. Therefore, many countries are keen in their laws to criminalize the disclosure of the country’s defense secrets, and when we discuss this crime with special provisions, it shows the importance of confidentiality, who are the people committed not to disclose or destroy the country’s defense secrets, the supposed pillar in the law for this crime, and knowledge of the general intent and purpose. This is especially true when we search for the moral pillar and the material pillar of behavior and result