A young lady identified as Dumsile Dludlu is set to be jailed for up to three years in prison for spying on her husband’s WhatsApp messages.
The woman reportedly breached the country’s strict Computer Crime and Cybercrime Act of 2022 of Swaziland.
According to reports, the woman read her husband’s WhatsApp messages without his permission.
The cybercrime is a law that criminalizes an action where an individual goes through any computer system that has not been authorized by the owner.
The law carries severe penalties, including fines of up to E500,000 (approximately R500,000) or up to five years in prison for violations.
The wife, Dludlu, pleaded not guilty to the charge of unauthorized access, but admitted to insulting her husband, Samukeliso Matse, after reading the messages.
“I did insult him, but it wasn’t as severe as what is in the police statement,” Dludlu told the court.