A 34-year-old suspect will appear in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Monday, 22 May 2023 for contravening the Cyber Crime Act 19 of 2020.
He was arrested by the Gauteng Crimes Against the State (CATS) team together with Pietermaritzburg based Serious Organised Crime Investigation team of the Hawks on Sunday, 21 May 2023.
The investigation about pornographic images of unknown individuals with superimposed faces of the President, his Excellency, CR Ramaphosa, Minister of Police, honourable B Cele and his wife ensued in the beginning of May.
The images were distributed to police officers and members of the public on social media platforms.
A 34-year-old suspect was traced and arrested in Azalea, Pietermaritzburg.
