106 arrested last night for breach of COVID-19 restrictions

Curfew Police

106 arrested last night for breach of COVID-19 restrictions

By Semi Turaga

15/04/2020

[Photo:Fiji Police Force]

106 arrests were made in the last 24 hours with 88 arrests for social gathering breaches.

Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says fourteen of those arrested were juveniles who allegedly breached both curfew and social gathering restrictions.

The Northern Division recorded 39 of the 88 arrests while the Eastern Division recorded 20 cases, the West and Southern Divisions recorded 13 cases each and Central Division recorded 3 cases.

Curfew breaches accounted for 18 arrests, with the East recorded 11 with 5 in the South and 2 in the Western Division.

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