COVID-19 patients violating self-isolation to face manslaughter charges in Diyarbakır: Governor
Anyone who voluntarily violates COVID-19 isolation despite being infected is committing manslaughter, Diyarbakır Governor Münir Karaloğlu said. The governor's office made criminal complaints about anyone they found to be in violation.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients who violate self-isolation will face manslaughter charges, the governor of Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır said on Sept. 18.
"It would be to commit voluntary manslaughter for a COVID-19 positive individual to violate self-quarantine and go out to the streets," Diyarbakır Governor Münir Karaloğlu said following inspections.
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The governor's office is making criminal complaints with local prosecutors' offices about persons they detected were in violation of COVID-19 measures.
Noting that the community had grown tired of restrictions and had started to relax their attention, the governor noted that many businesses were fined.
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The governor urged everyone to meticulously follow guidelines.
A recent decree had mandated anyone in violation of isolation to be placed in public dormitories.