Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Wife, Dumsile Dludlu, arrested for viewing husband WhatsApp messages in Swaziland.
CYBER CRIME ACT:Wife Dumsile Dludlu arrested for viewing husband’s Whatsap messages, appears at Mbabane Magistrates Court.
Dumsile Dludlu has been arrested for allegedly viewing her husband’s WhatsApp messages thus contravening the Computer Crime and Cyber Crime Act, the Times of eSwatini reported on Thursday morning.
Dludlu appeared at the Mbabane Magistrates Court and was remanded out of custody pending trial.
The Computer Crime and Cyber Crime Act comes with up to three hundred thousand Rands(R300,000.00) fine if found guilty, alternatively, five(5) years or more in prison.
The police previously warned that viewing “your love partner’s cellphone is now a crime in eSwatini”, this was confirmed by Prince Mvilawemphi, the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Eswatini Communications Commission(ESCCOM) when speaking to this Swaziland News earlier.
The Prince was asked if “it’s true” that emaSwati will now be arrested for viewing their love partner’s cellphone and he confirmed the existence of the cyber security law.
“ “Yes,there is.It’s covered under illegal access to a computer system in the Cybersecurity Act of 2022.The 300k fine is the maximum, depending on the gravity of the case.A lenient Judge may impose a 5k fine”, said the Eswatini Communications Commission CEO.
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