POLICE have warned asylum seekers staying at Penally camp that there is currently a Firebreak Lockdown in Wales, and that they must follow the rules or face legal action.
Residents in Penally have said that they have groups of asylum seekers from the facility walking through the village.
“They were shouting, and drinking with a police van following them” one resident said.
A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police issued the following statement on the incident: “On the evening of Tuesday, October 27, police were made aware that a number of men were on the village green in Penally, breaking the current Welsh Government restrictions.
“The men, from the Penally Asylum Accommodation Centre, were spoken to and advised to return to their accommodation. Officers followed the men to ensure they returned to the centre.
“Officers will always aim to engage, educate and encourage adherence to the national measures with enforcement being the last action.
“The management team at the centre will be advised so that the firebreak requirements can be reinforced to the service users resident at the centre,” they added.
Last weekend police issued a fixed penalty notice to a female who was deemed to be breaking the current lockdown rules by traveling to the Centre.
A spokesman told The Pembrokeshire Herald said: “A female who was spending time with the asylum seekers over the weekend was advised about her non-essential travel to the asylum accommodation centre”
“After failing to adhere to a warning she was issued with a Covid fixed penalty notice and made to leave the area.”
