117 people including a police officer arrested for breaching COVID-19 restrictions in the last 24 hours

117 people including a police officer arrested for breaching COVID-19 restrictions in the last 24 hours

By Semi Turaga
Tuesday 14/04/2020
[Photo:Fiji Police Force]

117 arrests were made in the last 24 hours for social gathering, lockdown and curfew breaches including a police officer who allegedly failed to adhere to social gathering restrictions.

Of the 117 arrests, 28 were juveniles. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says the Police officer was arrested after he was found playing rugby with a group of youths in Waila yesterday.

Qiliho says the officer will also face their internal disciplinary processes.

Of the 117 cases, the Northern Division recorded 35 cases which were all from social gathering breaches as the officer at the Saqani Police Post arrested a number of people for gathering in numbers and drinking kava.

The Eastern Division recorded 34 cases which include, 28 for social gathering breaches, 3 for curfew breaches and 3 for lockdown breaches.

One of the suspects arrested for the lockdown breach in the Eastern Division allegedly swam from Lokia to Nadali.

The Western Division recorded 30 cases which include 21 for social gathering breaches, 8 for curfew breaches and one for self-quarantine breach.

The case of self-quarantine breach involves a man residing in Nadi who had recently returned from Canada.

The Southern Division recorded 16 reports which include 10 curfew breaches and 6 social gathering breaches.

In the Central Division, there were 2 cases of social gathering breaches.

The curfew hours remain from 8pm to 5am.

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