Sospites de maltractament infantil a les mesquites de Salt

Els avisos van arribar des d’escoles del municipi. Els professors van detectar possibles signes de maltractament en infants a les classes de religió. Els religiosos no en saben res.

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Els Mossos d’Esquadra, en col·laboració amb l’Ajuntament de Salt han intervingut recentment en dues mesquites de Salt per presumptes casos de maltractaments físics a menors durant activitats educatives de caire religiós, com ara classes d’àrab o estudis de l’Alcorà.

Les actuacions van iniciar-se a principis d’any, després que diversos centres escolars detectessin possibles signes de violència en infants que assisteixen regularment a aquests espais religiosos. Aquestes sospites es van comunicar als serveis socials municipals, que van activar el protocol de protecció a la infància, segons informa El Caso.

Inspeccions sense preavís i col·laboració institucional

Les inspeccions, que es van dur a terme de manera sorpresa durant els caps de setmana —quan les mesquites concentren més activitat infantil— van comptar amb la presència d’agents de paisà, personal tècnic dels serveis socials, mediadors interculturals i traductors. Aquesta actuació coordinada ha permès detectar pràctiques disciplinàries que podrien constituir maltractament físic, tot i que la investigació encara està en curs.

Segons fonts municipals, les inspeccions continuaran en altres centres similars per assegurar que es compleixen els estàndards mínims de seguretat i respecte cap als menors. A més, es preveu una ronda de trobades amb representants religiosos per reforçar la formació en drets de la infància i oferir eines per a una educació respectuosa i adaptada al context local.

Els religiosos no en saben res

Els responsables de les mesquites afectades han negat que es tracti de pràctiques habituals i han expressat la seva disposició a col·laborar amb les autoritats per aclarir els fets. Alguns representants comunitaris han advertit del perill d’estigmatitzar tot un col·lectiu per fets puntuals i han reiterat el seu compromís amb una educació basada en el respecte i els valors compartits.

L’islam i la violència educativa

Hi ha casos documentats en diferents parts del món —i ara també, presumptament, a Salt— en què alguns nens han rebut càstigs físics durant l’aprenentatge de l’Alcorà, especialment en contextos informals o escoles religioses no regulades.

L’objectiu principal, en aquests casos, no és fer mal pel simple fet de castigar, sinó forçar el nen a memoritzar o aprendre millor l’Alcorà, sobretot en escoles o entorns religiosos on la recitació del text sagrat de memòria és vista com una fita important. Alguns pares o mestres pensen que memoritzar l’Alcorà és una obligació sagrada, i que el càstig és justificable si ajuda el nen a «millorar-se espiritualment».

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