The crime of threat in the Yemeni Penal Code (comparative study)

Abstract

The research addresses the study of the provisions of the crime of threat stipulated in Article (254) of the Yemeni Crimes and Penalties Law No. (12) of 1994 in comparison with the crime of threat according to Article (327) of the Egyptian Penal Code. In order to shed light on the concept of this crime, we have researched its concept through the definitions of legal scholars, and we have also researched the reason for which the laws under comparison criminalize acts of threat, due to its great importance in revealing the precise and clear meaning of the threat. Due to the importance of this crime, it was important to clarify the means of threat (methods of threat) and the elements on which this crime is based, in addition to stating the penalty prescribed for it, through three demands. In the first demand, we discussed: the concept of the crime of threat, and in the second demand: we discussed the material and moral elements of the crime. As for the third requirement: we have allocated it to the punishment prescribed for threats, whether written or verbal.