Coronavirus Wedding: Family Allowed to Celebrate 1.5m Apart
- 4 years ago
How POLICE 'let a wedding with 30 guests and a drummer go ahead' in Melbourne despite a ban on ceremonies with more than five guests - just telling them to keep 1.5m apart
Police allegedly let more than 30 guests celebrate a Melbourne wedding despite strict rules banning ceremonies with more than five people present.
A reception was held in Broadmeadows, in the city's north, on Sunday, with pictures and video showing family and friends dancing to a drummer's beat and gathering for a photo with the bride and groom.
Locals and guests said Victoria Police were called, and officers made a brief appearance, but celebrations continued afterwards.
Attendees were allegedly told the party could continue following the traditional Islamic ceremony as long as they kept 1.5 metres away from one another and limited themselves to groups of five people.
The Melbourne wedding sparked fierce debate online with guests and friends lashing out at critics on a local Crimestoppers Facebook group.
'The cops came and did nothing,' one wedding guest said. 'They let us continue in groups of five and 1.5 metres apart.'
Rules announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on March 24 restricted weddings to the bride, groom, celebrant and two witnesses from March 26.
Source: Daily Mail
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