The curfew for minors under the age of 13 comes into force this Saturday-Liberation
The city of Viry-Châtillon, in Essonne, establishes from this Saturday a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for minors under the age of 13. The announcement was made Tuesday, April 15 by the municipality of the Paris region. « This decree will not only protect these minors by not letting them wandered in the streets, but also to empower parents since the child will be systematically renewed at his home »details in this document Mayor Jean-Marie Vilain (Les Centristes).
The mayor specifies that it is also possible that children are temporarily taken to the police station. « If the parents are brought to come (y) to look for their children, maybe it will make them think a little »he notes, stressing « That there is no planned sanction ».
The elected official admits « Do not have figures » Regarding the criminal facts committed by minors under the age of 13 in the streets of his town. But the latter had been « Very marked »he recalls, by Death in April 2024 of Shemseddinespent tobacco at 15 near his college by three minors and a major, a drama that had aroused immense emotion.
« I especially have concern for children, it is not a question of repression »assures Jean-Marie Vilain, recalling « The phenomena of brawls » which touch the department.
Essonne, department of southern Île-de-France populated by 1.3 million inhabitants, is regulart The scene of clashes between bands of young adolescents from rival districts. A quarter of the brawls identified in France take place in this department, had noted several political leaders at a conference on the subject.
For « Strengthen public tranquility »the city of 31,000 inhabitants generalizes by this decree a measure which it had first implemented over the summer period since 2017. Outdoor lights, barbecues and the consumption of hookah in public space will also be prohibited from Saturday. The press release also mentions new restrictions on the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in the town implemented since March 24.
Fire covers for minors have already been adopted in 2024 in other municipalities such as in Nice, Béziers or Limoges. In Nice, the mayor Christian Estrosi (horizons) had pleaded for a measure of « common sense ».
The mayor of Béziers Robert Ménard, for a time close to the far right, had justified this decree by the « Rising number of young minors left to themselves in the middle of the night » and a « Aggravation of the number » of crimes.
Update April 19 with the implementation today.
