12 tertiary students who were arrested for playing soccer at the Queen Elizabeth Drive beachfront on Friday have been released on bail.
All students who are from Vanuatu appeared before Suva Magistrate, Liyanage Wickramasekara today.
All have been released on a bail bond of $2000 and have been ordered not to re-offend.
A 7pm to 7am curfew has also been imposed on them and they have been ordered not to leave Viti Levu without the courts permission.
The court was told that the students found out through social media that the ban on playing contact sports had been lifted and they were allowed to play.
Magistrate Wickramasekara reminded them that laws in this country are not imposed through social media and as university students they should be well aware of it.
He says they had ample time to know that there is a complete ban on all contact sports.
The case will be called on the 31st of July.
