Whether walking your dog or jogging during the national lockdown is a 'petty offence' is up to judicial officers to decide
Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola has released regulations which state that an accused person arrested for a petty offence must be released and warned to appear at a future date.Whether walking your dog or jogging during the national lockdown is a “petty offence” is up to judicial officers to decide.Justice ministry spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said the question of whether an offence was “petty” was determined by judicial officers upon adjudication.
The regulations, published in the Government Gazette dated March 30, state that all criminal trials enrolled during the lockdown, which is due to end on April 16, must be postponed to dates after the lockdown. The regulations also state that an accused person arrested for a “petty offence” must be released and warned to appear in court at a future date.
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