Violent riot at a centre for minors to demand €10 for Ramadan

They had already been given clothes, but it didn't seem enough to them. The Melilla government gave them the money within 24 hours.

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A violent riot involving unaccompanied foreign minors (UMFs) has recently taken place at a reception centre in Melilla. According to trade unions and as reported by the newspaper. The Debate, Around thirty young Muslims assaulted several workers at the centre, demanding money as an Eid al-Fitr gift.. Some employees were injured and had to be treated in A&E. The seriousness of the incident forced the Guardia Civil to intervene. The centre's manager even had to be evacuated after being threatened with death.

Insufficient gifts and violent demands

According to the unions, The young people had already received clothes as a gift for the religious festival.. However, one group considered it insufficient and demanded that they be given €10 each. When the centre's staff refused, the minors blocked the entrances, threw stones and hard objects, and even held workers hostage.

Threats, assaults and unprotected workers

The trade unions CCOO and CSIF have publicly denounced the minors' aggression and the dangerous precedent it sets. They speak of tRefuse collectors physically and verbally abused, threats with bladed weapons and various injuries. Furthermore, they lament that, despite the gravity of the events, the next day the Ministry of Social Policies and Public Health, headed by Randa Mohamed El Aoula, decided to hand over to the minors the money they had demanded by force.

From the CSIF union they consider that it has been established “a disastrous precedent”in which the minors who had exhibited violent behaviour achieved their objectives while the staff were ignored and overruled. They warn that these kinds of incidents are occurring with increasing frequency, and denounce that, far from strengthening security, the centre's new management plan envisages a reduction in security guards.

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