Court tells five people to each pay D5,000 or go to jail for one year with hard labour after convicting them for violating curfew regulation

The magistrates court in Essau, North Bank Region on Monday fined five people each D5,000 after convicting them of violating a curfew imposed on the nation by President Adama Barrow.

“They were all convicted and fined D5000 each in default to serve 1 year imprisonment with hard labour,” police spokesman Lamin Njie said in a statement he shared with The Fatu Network.

The statement added: “Similarly, 11 people were convicted and fined D1000 each in default to serve 2 weeks imprisonment for violating regulations on Prohibition of Public Gatherings.

“Five other individuals were convicted and fined D1000 for violating the Compulsory Facemask Wearing Regulations.”