Civil rights group AfriForum on Wednesday opened criminal cases against people who allegedly incited violence on social media platforms.<\/p>\n
AfriForum had received complaints from members about tweets and Facebook posts, deputy CEO Ernst Roets said.<\/p>\n
The charges laid at the Wierdabrug police station in Pretoria were incitement to murder and incitement to violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was one [social media post] directed against AfriForum, some were directed against farmers in general, and others were directed against white people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three of the people against whom AfriForum laid the charges had declared allegiance to a particular political party, he said.<\/p>\n
Details of the individuals and what they had posted to elicit the complaints could not be divulged as police were investigating.<\/p>\n
\u201cComments published on social media platforms are not indemnified from prosecution,\u201d Roets said.<\/p>\n
Legal trouble for social media comments in SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n WhatsApp, BBM messages are legally binding in SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n