Covid-19 coronavirus: More than 400 people convicted for breaching restrictions
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One in five people convicted of breaching Covid-19 restrictions last year were sentenced to time in prison.
Annual statistics from the Ministry of Justice show of the 640 people charged with offences, 460 were ultimately convicted.
Of those convicted, almost 20 per cent - 85 people
- were sentenced to imprisonment.