No, we are not investigating anyone over use of VPN: ZRP - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
January 24, 2019
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has said the public should not take heed of any messages posted on social media as coming from its office as it does not communicate through social media or sms.
By ZimFact Staff
A message has been circulating on social media platforms purporting to be from the ZRP. The message indicates that certain individuals would be investigated for the unauthorised use of VPN software during Zimbabwe’s internet shutdown that took place from 15 to 21 January 2019.
Below is one of the many messages in circulation:
Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba, said the message circulating on social media is fake.
“That message is not true, that is fake news, we don’t know the intentions of whoever is circulating that,” she said.
Charamba added that as the ZRP, they did not originate that message and they have not arrested anyone concerning the use of VPN.
“We are warning people to be wary of such fake messages, we do not communicate to people via social media,” she said.
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