Demands to search at security checkpoints and prevent drivers from transporting minors
Nada Network: The Corona pandemic has put a psychological pressure on children
Boucherit: minors sneak into buses, taking advantage of transport trips to the beaches
The closure of the beaches at the beginning of the summer holidays, as a measure to reduce the spread of the Corona virus, deprived children of entertainment and entertainment, and their stay at home, and with another closure of the spaces to which they were escaping with their parents, to unload excess shipments and recreation, their psychological state worsened … The decision to reopen The beaches are like opening the door for a rebellious prisoner who could not bear to restrain his freedom, a feeling that teenagers and children experienced during the summer of 2021, which led to many of them rebelling against their families, running towards the sea alone without taking into account the risks of this, as some of them go long distances to swim!
To make up for the lost time, many Algerians ran to the beaches, as soon as they were announced to enjoy before entering school, as the child is the main motivator for families in most cases, and some children, especially those who live in inland states, may be deprived of the pleasure of the beaches due to the difficulties their families face, whether related to money or By transportation, or by social conditions, such as if there is no head of the family who takes his son to the sea, or the mother stays at home and does not go out and has children who yearn for the beach atmosphere, and they cannot enjoy it, because there is simply no one to accompany them to such places that It is considered one of the most stress-relieving spaces, enjoying playing and unloading negative charges.
The escape of minors and excursions buses towards the beaches is an opportunity!
And recently, after reopening the beaches, the phenomenon of bus drivers competing for organized trips from inland and remote areas to the sea spread, and this is for profit on the one hand, and providing an opportunity for some low-income people who do not have a means of transportation, as many families were able to swim in the beaches For once, but with these trips, the palace escapes from the hell they feel, and from their families to the beach or somewhere else, hiding among the adults flocking to the buses heading to the coast, or pretending to be with someone, the latter who might delude the bus driver, That this child is his son or the son of a member of his family.
In the chaos of transporting people to the beaches, teenagers and minors find their way to go without their parents, who rebel against them or do not inform them of this adventure, which may end in a catastrophe that shocks parents, after hearing the news of their son drowning or escaping without returning!
In this context, the President of the National Federation for the Transport of Passengers and Goods, Abdelkader Boucherit, explained that bus drivers have the right to transport to the beaches once or twice a week, and this is according to a license from the Directorate of Transport, and said that it is completely forbidden to transport minors without the permission of their guardians, and an escort adult person.
Boucherit stressed that there are some violations on the part of some drivers, but in all cases, according to him, they are not responsible for transporting minors, especially since some of them do not appear as children, or they may deceive the driver, and use an adult person at the beginning of boarding the bus or inside, and then they go alone to swim in the beach.
Abdelkader Boucherit believes that the solution is to monitor the security at the checkpoints by inspecting these buses heading for trips to the sea, and that the first responsibility belongs to the parents.
He said, “We do not deny the presence of some drivers who are only interested in filling the bus seats and receiving the amount, but the security interests at the checkpoints have an important monitoring role, and this behavior, according to him, makes even the bus driver who organizes weekly trips to the beaches afraid and prevents minors from going on his trip.”
Nada Network: Beach trips are behind the disappearance of underage girls
For her part, the Secretary-General of the Algerian Network for the Defense of the Rights of the Child “Nada”, Mrs. Hamida Khairat, said that the phenomenon of minors escaping through bus trips towards the beaches, has increased since recent years, and that the pressures of Corona’s procedures, depriving children of entertainment, and swimming in beaches with The beginning of the summer, caused them to have disturbed behaviors, especially those who did not receive attention in the family, whether from the father or the mother.
The spokeswoman confirmed that the “Nada” network had recently recorded the escape of children from their families, through bus trips, whether towards the beaches or on transport stations in coastal cities, and demanded to prevent the transportation of minors in the means of travel, if they were alone, and to hold bus drivers accountable and monitored, especially private transport owners. Who only care about collecting money.
She pointed out that a family from the state of Algiers, suffered these days after the disappearance of her 13-year-old son, who traveled by bus to the beaches of Tipasa, and then to his uncle’s house in the region, where he was asked to stay with him, so that he would not be beaten by his father, and has The uncle called “Nada” network to solve the problem and summoned the child’s parents to allow him to return.
Hamida Khairat said that the family panicked because of her son’s disappearance, adding that an 11-year-old girl ran away from her family in Manayel Tower via a bus trip to the capital, and she disappeared these days, and her family contacted the network.
And many cases of escape, according to Khairat, were made by minors who found, on trips organized by bus drivers, to the beaches, an opportunity to escape or to break free from restrictions, and to rebel against a tense atmosphere charged with negative energy shipments, and this, according to her, is a result of deprivation of entertainment and entertainment, and affected by measures Quarantine, family problems, lack of attention to them, and neglect by parents of the importance of playing and enjoying nature and tourism outings for children.
