Scotland Yard did not specify who were sanctioned, nor what events were concerned. The scandal has shaken Prime Minister Boris Jonhson, in January.
Le Monde with AFP
The London Police announced Tuesday, March 29, that it inflicted twenty fines for violating the anti-COVID rules following its investigation into the “PartyGate”, parties organized in the circles of British power in confinement. . A scandal that had weakened Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
“We will start today to send twenty fines for regulatory violations related to Covid-19,” said Scotland Yard in a Communiqué without specifying who were sanctioned people . The events concerned have not been revealed either, in order to avoid identifying the authors of the offenses.
A time considered on a seat ejection in January in the majority, Johnson seems to have overcome the crisis, particularly in the context of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. But the conclusions of the police, which therefore considers that offenses have taken place, could revive the case, especially if it were revealed that Mr. Johnson is aimed directly by a fine.
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Scotland Yard investigated a dozen gatherings in 2020 and 2021. Prime Minister Boris Johnson would have participated in part of them.
The revelation of these sometimes festive events in the places of power during the pandemic, while the British were asked to drastically reduce their social interactions to combat the propagation of CVIV-19, has shaken power.
Boris Johnson, whose popularity has fallen sharply after this scandal, had made his MEA culpa before the members but excluded any resignation, recovering to the conclusions of the police investigation.
The police did not finish his investigation into this case and promised to put “all implementation” so that it progresses “quickly”. Other fines could follow if there is sufficient evidence of offenses, the police said.