Dawn: two months firm for repeatedly violating containment

A resident of Romilly-sur-Seine (Aube) was sentenced on Thursday to two months in prison and imprisoned after having repeatedly violated the confinement imposed by the government to fight against the coronavirus, the Troyes public prosecutor's office told AFP.

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The man in his thirties had received a summons to court before the criminal court of Troyes on Friday to be released without a certificate of derogatory displacement for the fourth time in two days, said the prosecution, confirming an information from the East Lightning . But on Wednesday, he again violated the confinement by moving without a certificate and was therefore arrested and placed in police custody, added this source. The 30-year-old was the subject of an appearance on prior conviction (CRPC) and was sentenced on Thursday to two months in prison with a warrant.

"Fortunately, this case remains very isolated in view of the numerous checks carried out by the gendarmerie de l'Aube, which reports that the vast majority of people move with their certificates, and for valid reasons , " said the gendarmes in a press release. .