COVID-19: Fifty-nine arrested for breach of curfew

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Policemen on guard at a checkpoint during curfew hours. Picture: SUPPLIED/FIJI POLICE

Police arrested 59 people for breach of curfew with the Southern Division recording the most number of cases.

Commissioner of Police, Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho said the Southern division recorded 36 reports, West recorded 13 reports, while the East and Central divisions recorded eight and two cases respectively.

“In the Eastern division, seven arrests were made in Nabulini Village whereby two women, a 17-year-old juvenile and four men were arrested for allegedly drinking home brew and breaching curfew hours,” Brig-Gen Qiliho said.

“As the Hon. Prime Minister has stated, life-saving safety measures remain in place including the 10pm to 5am curfew, so please avoid being caught out during these times,” he said.

 

 

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