The prefect of Guadeloupe announced on Tuesday 24 September an extension of the curfew for minors, introduced on Monday following urban violence, in the municipalities of Capesterre-Belle-Eau and Lamentin, i.e. a total of nine sectors in addition to the seven already affected.
“The Sapotille sector, from Ilet Peru and Sainte-Marie to Capesterre-Belle-Eau” and those of “Blachon, Le Bourg, Solitude, Crane, Bréfort and Borel in Lamentin”They are now also subject to curfew for “minors unaccompanied by one of their parents or a holder of parental authority between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.”announced Prefect Xavier Lefort in a press release on Tuesday.
HE “The sectors of Boucan and Bébel in Sainte-Rose, the district of Poucet and Mare-Gaillard in Gosier, the districts of Lauricisque and Chanzy in Pointe-à-Pitre, the district of Boisripeaux in Les Abymes” are still affected by the measure announced on Monday “taking into account the urban violence committed since September 18”He added. The curfew is in effect “until September 28, 2024 at 5 am”.
The prefectural decree states that “Barricades, roadblocks, radar gunshots”. Besides, “During this violence, internal security forces were victims of stone and Molotov cocktail throwing”depending on the prefecture.
Four stores looted
Pointe-à-Pitre prosecutor Caroline Calbo said on Tuesday that an investigation was underway to “aggravated theft by assembly and degradation” following the looting of four shops in Sainte-Rose during roadblocks in the town.
Since the beginning of the events “We had five minors arrested in the Pointoise area” as well as an 18 year old boy “Caught with a flammable product near a dam”details the prosecutor. Reference on Monday morning, the latter “He agreed to plead guilty and will do 140 hours of community service to make amends” the damage, according to the same source.
METROme Calbo reports “Educational criminal responses based on the age of the young people, with community services and confiscation of mobile phones used to commit the crimes, through WhatsApp lists dedicated to roadblocks”.
According to reliable sources, there are no complaints about this urban violence. Less than 200 kilometres to the south, the island of Martinique is experiencing similar scenes but in the context of a mobilisation against the high cost of living.
