AMMAN — The Anti-Vagrancy Department in the
Ministry of Social Development arrested 11 beggars, seven of whom were juveniles, at
King Hussein Bridge, according to Al-Ghad News.
اضافة اعلان
The ministry said in a statement Sunday that these people
were arrested for begging, asking for money from those arriving and leaving at
the King Hussein Bridge.
Upon checking the data of the arrested and their families,
they were found to be in receipt of monthly salaries from JD450 to JD600, as
well as owning common transport vehicles and cars, leading many to suspect the
involvement of an organized unit.
The adults were handed over to the
security services for the legal requirements to be taken against them, while
the juvenile beggars were transferred to the Care and Rehabilitation Center for
Juvenile Beggars, according to the juvenile judge’s memorandum so that
protection and care services could be provided to them.
The
ministry urged citizens to stop giving any money to beggars and those who
illegally obtain it by claiming illness or need, and to support the efforts of
the ministry and its partners, such as the
Greater Amman Municipality in order
to stop this phenomenon that harms society and ruins its image.
It called on citizens to report any cases of begging
through the following numbers:
Hotline 0798518274
WhatsApp 0770044033
WhatsApp 0790777660
WhatsApp 0780777660
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