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Article 312 – Access and continuous fraudulent use of electronic data of another person

Any person who, fraudulently and in any way, accesses and remains in another person’s automated data processing system or similar systems with intent to find out electronically stored or transmitted data, regardless of the location, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of one (1) year to three (3) years and a fine of one million (1,000,000) to three million (3,000,000) Rwandan francs.

If the acts mentioned under Paragraph One of this Article delete or modify recorded or forwarded data, the offender shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of more than five (5) years to seven (7) years and a fine of two million (2,000,000) to six million (6,000,000) Rwandan francs.