Outcry against insecurity, incivility and the deficit in school equipment: Protests are in full swing in Essaouira

After the series of protests by the inhabitants of the Mellah neighbourhood and taxi drivers, Essaouira has just experienced new ones. On Monday 5 March 2012, the inhabitants of the Les Lagunes neighbourhood petitioned and filed a complaint with the King's Prosecutor at the court of first instance and the governor, asking for the restoration of order and security in their neighbourhood, which is suffering from an invasion of delinquents.Contacted by "Libé", the petitioners state that they suffer daily from the worst forms of harassment, disturbance and assault, sometimes due to the excesses of people foreign to their neighbourhood who have made it a place for consuming drugs and alcohol. The inhabitants cite violent incidents that occurred in their neighbourhood, which has become the scene of fights and assaults. An alarming observation that has caused insecurity within families who fee…