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ARCHIVED - Four months in jail for spitting on a policeman when asked to wear a mask
Police in the Murcia municipality alone have issued over 2,000 mask-related fines since July 18th
Image: Taken this morning. A dogwalker being fined for not wearing a mask in the Barrio del Carmen, one of the worst affected areas of Murcia city and which came very close to "further restrictions" being imposed on it yesterday during the Covid Monitoring Committee meeting.
A man has been sentenced to four months in jail for disobeying the order of the Murcia Local Police to put on a mask to protect against Covid-19, subsequently spitting at one of the agents.
46-year old SSW, a Polish national, and two other men, were walking through the Ronda de Garay in Murcia without masks.
When asked to put on a mask, the convicted man refused and spat at the agent.
No injuries were sustained during the incident.
The defendant acknowledged the facts and admitted the penalty agreed upon by the prosecution and his defense.
More than 2,000 fines since July 18th
Since July 18th the Local Police of Murcia have issued 2,174 sanctions for not using a mask.
28 bars and restuarants have also been sanctioned in the municipality for exceeding the permitted capacity and closing hours.
Councillor for Citizen Security, Eduardo Martínez Oliva, said that "we are going to be absolutely scrupulous and strict in complying with the use of the mask and the rest of the measures established to stop covid infections. This is a matter of public health and we request the collaboration of all citizens with this issue so that together we can help prevent coronavirus cases from expanding in our municipality. "