France Paris Police Prefect bans beggary on Champs-Élysées

13 Sep 2011 | child begging

‘Nine O’clock’ reports based on ‘Le Figaro’ that Paris Police Prefect Michel Gaudin has issued a decision outlawing beggary in the main avenue. The ban will be valid for six months, also covering the winter holiday season and has as main target the groups of Romanians, most often juveniles, who are under the control of criminal groups and ‘who beg in certain sectors of the French Capital and on public transport’. Violations will be punished by a 38 EUR fine and the authorities will have the right to check identity papers and deport individuals found not to comply with right to stay regulations.

Source : Nine OClock