Court orders curfew offender to hold up sign for hour

Romal Gardner was sentenced to one hour of “standing and displaying the curfew notice”. (Guyana Police Force photo)
Romal Gardner was sentenced to one hour of “standing and displaying the curfew notice”. (Guyana Police Force photo)

A man who breached the curfew which is in place to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was yesterday sentenced to one hour of standing and displaying a curfew notice.

The police yesterday said that Romal Gardner was charged for breach of restriction to home. He appeared at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court.

 “Breach of restriction to home, in contravention of No.1 Restriction of the COVID-19 Emergency Measures #53/2020, contrary to Section 21 (2) of the Public Health Ordinance, Chapter 145”, was the charge, the police said.

In a photograph which was dispatched to the media yesterday, Gardner was seen holding a placard reading “I have breached the curfew. COVID-19 is deadly. Please stay indoors. Order by the court. Diamond/Golden Grove”.