Wife set to be jailed for spying through husband’s Whatsapp messages

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 wife was jailed for breaching the country’s strict Computer Crime and Cybercrime Act of 2022 of Swaziland.

According to reports, the woman went through her husband’s WhatsApp messages without his permission.

The computer crime cybercrime is a law that criminalizes an action where an individual goes through any computer system that hasn’t been authorized by the owner.

This 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’s in the police statement,” Dludlu told the court.