The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has launched an investigations to track the author of a ‘fake letter’ purporting the resignation of state vice president Saulos Chilima.
National Police spokesperson, Peter Kalaya on Sunday said, their initial investigation established that the statement which circulated on 3 January 2023 is not authentic.
Kalaya has disclosed that police are hunting for those behind it, further stressing, it is an offense to author and even share the fake document on social media under the Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act.
Recently, there was another ‘fake letter’ suggesting that former President Prof. Peter Mutharika was hospitalized.
A political scientist, Victor Chipofya has described the trend as unfortunate propaganda, urging the police to apprehend the suspects, whose actions have the potential to destabilize the political landscape.