Online post lands De Aar man 5-year prison sentence

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The man has been handed a five-year sentence after posting on social media that 'some people' planned to assassinate President Ramaphosa.

The man posted to social media that “some people” were planning to assassinate President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2023.While many are frustrated at the lack of service delivery across South Africa, voicing that frustration with violent intent online may be a bad idea.Back in March 2023, Kasper posted to social media that “some people” were planning to assassinate President Cyril Ramaphosa during his Human Rights Day visit to De Aar.

The SAPS goes on to add that, “people should be aware that dissemination of false information through social media platforms, will lead to people being prosecuted”. This is possible, as this conviction demonstrates, under section 8 of the Cybercrimes Act linked above.

 

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