The crime of espionage and intelligence in Yemeni legislation

Abstract

There is no doubt that the aim of committing the crime of seeking and communicating with a foreign country is to harm that country and endanger its interest, which would weaken it and thus harm its position among countries, which threatens its security and safety.
Such a crime in question is included in all Arab criminal legislation in particular, and in many European countries’ legislation, and it bears the same designation (seeking and communicating) in some legislations. It also bears another name (intrigue) in legislation that preferred the survival of the old name that was previously adopted by the French legislation before its transformation to the new name, which is (seeking and intelligence).
Under the heading of illegal contact with a foreign country, Article 128/1 of the Yemeni Crimes and Penalties Law promulgated by Republican Decree No. (12) of 1994  regarding crimes and penalties stipulates the following: (He shall be punished with the death penalty: He communicated with her or with him, and that would harm the war, political, diplomatic or economic position of the Republic of Yemen.
Pursuing a foreign country or communicating with it means all forms of illegal direct contact with this country.