Court orders classes for jaywalkers

Roshan THUSHARA

The Colombo Traffic Court yesterday ordered the Traffic Police to conduct classes for jaywalkers. The court issued this order when 80 jaywalkers were produced before the court by Traffic Police yesterday.

The court also ordered that only those who do not participate in such classes be produced before the court.

The magistrate issuing the order pointed out that producing a large number of people who are arrested for jaywalking by the police distrupt the normal court functions and ordered the police to resort to the procedure followed by the police earlier in connection with arresting jaywalkers.

The Traffic Police informed court that police followed a procedure to conduct classes for the jaywalkers arrested by the Police earlier and that procedure is no longer followed by the Police.

The Magistrate ordered the Police to restart the classes for the arrested jaywalkers and ordered a fine of Rs 100 each against the jaywalkers yesterday.

Colombo Traffic Police and Modera Police prosecuted.