Scotland Yard concludes the investigation into the 'Partygate' with a total of 126 fines

The London Metropolitan Police has announced the closure of its investigation into

and in public offices during the pandemic, issuing another 20 fines.

Scotland Yard indicated that, in total, the police investigation that began last January has resulted in

related to the scandal known as "Partygate", in which officials and members of the Executive participated in social gatherings in violation of the restrictions in force, that limited interaction.

British Prime Minister

, his wife,

, and the Minister for the Economy,

, were among those fined by the Met.

Of the total sanctioned,

, according to the Police, who pointed out that some people have received more than one sanction.

Downing Street has not indicated to date if Johnson would have received another sanction for his alleged participation in any other social gathering during the confinements.

In the case of the prime minister, Johnson had previously indicated that he did not believe that having celebrated his 56th birthday - in a "surprise" meeting organized by his wife - in his office was a violation of coronavirus regulations, although he "humbly accepted" that yes I had broken them.

The conclusion of the so-called

paves the way for the publication of the other parallel investigation carried out by senior official Sue Gray, who had indicated that she would wait for the conclusion of the police investigation to release her full report on the acts.

In this sense, according to the BBC, the publication of this document could take place in the next two weeks.

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