South Africa: Twitter Account Impersonating NPA Head Shamila Batohi Suspended

A Twitter account impersonating the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Shamila Batohi has been suspended after it posted a tweet promising high-profile arrests, DFRLab reports as published on Medium.

The account injected uncertainty and turmoil into the country's online debate a month before the wrap-up of a commission investigating systemic government corruption.

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