Bride, groom, priest and over 40 guests arrested for violating total lockdown order in South Africa (Photos/videos)

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Bride, groom, priest and over 40 guests arrested for violating total lockdown order in South Africa (Photos/videos)

The South African Police (SAPS) has arrested a bride, groom, a priest and over 40 guests for violating the lockdown order in South Africa by holding their wedding in Richards Bay, a town in KwaZulu-Natal.

The police officers effected the arrest in the middle of their ceremony, and those arrested are being held in police cells at Empangeni Station.

SAPS National Spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo who confirmed the arrest said prosecutors will guide the police on charges the suspects will face.

Naidoo said;

It is expected that those arrested for violating the lockdown order will be arraigned in court today, April 6.

Here are more photos and videos below;

The South African government had announced a 21-day total lockdown over Coronavirus, which began from midnight on March 26, 2020. President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is necessary to "avoid a human catastrophe" and he instructed the army to enforce the restrictions.