Spreading false Information
A 53-year-old self-employed man will be produced at the Suva Magistrates Court today charged with allegedly spreading false information on social media in relation to COVID-19.
The accused who resides in Nausori allegedly uploaded a malicious and misleading post on his Facebook account about COVID- 19 that caused anxiety and alarm.
He has been charged with one count of of Malicious Act, contrary to Section 15 (a) of Public Order Act 1969.
