Cop and Corrections Officer allegedly breach curfew

An off duty Police Officer and Fiji Corrections Service Officer were among 32 people arrested in the last 24 hours for COVID-19 related breaches.

Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says the off-duty Police Officer was arrested in Narere while the Fiji Corrections Service Officer was arrested along Princes Road.

The Southern Division which includes Samabula, Tamavua, Tacirua, Nabua, Nasinu, and other areas outside of the Suva Central area recorded 24 cases.

10 of the cases in the Southern Division were in relation to people playing touch rugby.

The Police Commissioner says three juveniles aged 14, 15 and 16-years-old were playing touch rugby with another 20-year-old in Tacirua.

Qiliho says six men were also arrested for playing touch rugby at the beach along Pacific Harbour.

Police say both the Central and Western Divisions recorded three reports of curfew breaches while the Northern Division recorded two reports.