This decree taken by the UDI mayor of Amiens prohibited the practice of begging from Tuesday to Saturday during the day in around thirty streets in the city center.
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The Amiens administrative court suspended the anti-begging order issued by the city of Amiens on Thursday May 16, reports France Bleu Picardie. “Given the attacks on the freedom to come and go as well as the freedom to use the public domain, the judge considered, in view of the means and the documents produced during the proceedings, that it There was serious doubt about the legality of the decree of April 25, 2024.explains the administrative court in a press release.
This decree taken by the UDI mayor of Amiens, Brigitte Fouré, prohibited the exercise of begging from Tuesday to Saturday in around thirty streets of the hypercenter between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. until August 31 due to “recurring complaints from traders as well as multiple interventions by law enforcement to put an end to these disturbances (aggressive begging, drinking, interference with the free movement of pedestrians, etc.)”.
Demonstrations were organized in the city to denounce this text. The decree was attacked by four associations helping the homeless: the Amiens section of the Human Rights League, the Amiens Citizen Maraudes, Sol Am Amiens Solidarity and the Street Bar. The municipality must also pay 1,500 euros to the Human Rights League, specifies France Bleu Picardie.
