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In Cureghem, Anderlecht prohibits the presence of unaccompanied minors under the age of 16 in public spaces for New Year’s Eve

The measure mentioned is also called for by NVA deputy Mathias Vanden Borre. Following the continuing problems on New Year’s Eve, he calls for preventive house arrests for known disruptors, stricter enforcement and better communication on the ban on fireworks.

New measure

“For two years, we have already sent a letter to known rioters or to their parents when they are minors to warn them that we will be keeping an eye on them during this evening, notes the mayor of Anderlecht Fabrice Cumps (PS) who approved an unprecedented measure for this very special night.

This Wednesday, he issued an order to ban unaccompanied minors under the age of 16 from public spaces from 7 p.m. on December 31 until the next day. “This is a measure to protect young people. We realize that every year, despite the ban on fireworks, very young children throw firecrackers. And not just any firecrackers: sometimes Cobra 8 models deemed to be very dangerous.”

This measure will apply to a “a large part of the territory of Cureghem,” district which concentrates this type of problem on the evening of the 31st. Asked about the presence of a number of unaccompanied foreign minors in the sector, the mayor assures that they are not the target of the measure. “It is above all a question of reducing the pressure which can quickly increase during this evening. But in concrete terms this decree is not used to sanction those who throw firecrackers. The moment they start shooting, the police are making arrests based on non-compliance with the ban on the use of fireworks. Once again this new measure is a measure to protect young people.”

This measure, mentioned at the mayor’s conference, will perhaps be taken up by other municipalities even ifi “no other mayor expressed this desire during the meeting”concludes Fabrice Cumps.

Concerning house arrest, the mayor’s conference is studying the measure. Each municipality which would take such a provision would obviously have to justify it for each targeted rioter.

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