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The State has been ordered to pay over $1 million in compensation to two men, who were accused of having sex in a car on social media after they were arrested for breaching a curfew during the Covid-19 pandemic.
On Thursday, High Court Judge Joan Charles ordered $625,000 in compensation for each of the men as she upheld a libel and malicious falsehood case brought against the Office of the Attorney General and the police officer who allegedly took a photograph of them after their arrest.
While the men and the officer were identified in the court filings, their names were withheld by this newspaper based on the nature of the case and the fact that it may be appealed.
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