$ 500 Fine For Breaching Lockdown Regulations. ..
6 April 2020
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Farai Dziva|More than 1900 people have been arrested for reportedly breaching the lockdown restrictions.

This comes as police officers stand accused of terrorising civilians.

Police officers have also been criticized for exposing themselves to Coronavirus.

The “offenders” are being fined between $200 and $500.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, quoted by The Herald said:

“About 1 918 people across the country were arrested for various offences in defiance of the 21-day lockdown.

Only yesterday 22 were arrested for liquor-related offences, 14 were nabbed for ferrying passengers without exemptions while 47 were arrested for operating businesses without exemptions. About 106 were arrested for unnecessary movement, 39 for gathering in public places and 179 for other offences.”