2023-09-24 08:22:00
Since Tuesday evening, the former Studio Europa hotel which closed its doors at the end of June has been occupied by several Roma families with children, according to Jan Leerman of the Alhambra neighborhood committee. The old Tropicana café is also squatted by people from this community.
The Alhambra district still faced with squatters, drugs and prostitution
As can be seen in the images below shared on the Facebook account of the Alhambra neighborhood committee, a brief argument also broke out on Tuesday evening between Roma families and drug addicts in the neighborhood during the occupation of the former brothel. . “A group of Roma with children tried to squat at Studio Europe. This gave rise to scuffles with drug addicts, who also wanted to enter the old hotel. The peace guards and the police quickly arrived on place,” says the Facebook post.
“We have long suffered from the nuisance caused in the neighborhood by the drug-addicted sex workers who meet there every evening,” explains Jan Leerman. “The problem with the Studio Europa building is that it is a hotel and four apartments. Two apartments are for sale and viewings are also planned. The owner therefore does not want to close the door entry”, continues the person concerned.
“We are paying the price for the institutional lasagna in Brussels where no one is responsible,” protests Jan Leeman, for whom both Brussels Minister-President Rudy Vervoort and the federal government must urgently take their responsibilities. “A global approach is necessary,” he concludes. (With Belga)
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