New voters' register applicants without nose masks in Koforidua arrested

June 30, 2020 1:15 PM

The police have arrested two voter ID applicants for not wearing a nose mask at a registration centre in Koforidua in the Eastern region.

Arrest

The suspects are a male and a female.

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The two were arrested on the orders of the Koforidua-Effiduase District Police Commander at S.A Young at a polling station in Ogua Electoral Area in New Juaben North Constituency.

Ghana adopted a measure that incriminates not wearing a face mask in public places, with those convicted of the offense facing up to 10 years in jail.

President Nana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo signed a law (E.I164) that criminalizes the act of not wearing a face mask that fully covers the mouth and nose in public places and the law states that those who are found guilty will be fined a minimum of 12000 cedis ($2000) or a maximum of 60000 cedis ($1000), or will be sentenced to spend between four and 10 years in prison.

As per E.I164, the courts have been granted the authority to hand both a fine and a jail term to the offenders when considered necessary, while the Ghanaian police are now entitled to assure citizens obey the new measure by application of the new executive instrument.