{"id":61275,"date":"2021-01-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/61275\/up-to-6-months-of-jail-time-for-violating-lockdown-measures"},"modified":"2023-05-15T09:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T09:33:27","slug":"up-to-6-months-of-jail-time-for-violating-lockdown-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/61275\/up-to-6-months-of-jail-time-for-violating-lockdown-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Up To 6-Months Of Jail Time For Violating Lockdown Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Interior Affairs in Lebanon&#8217;s caretaker government Mohammad Fehmy submitted notice of civil and criminal sanctions that will ensue for violating the upcoming lockdown. <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/61275.png\"><\/p>\n<p>  Specifically and in addition to regular monetary civil fines that will be issued to those violating curfew, punitive fines could also be given out to people who are found guilty of spreading COVID-19 (if they are in public without masks). 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