The Public Prosecution Service is investigating sixteen young people who are part of the larger group of Syrian youngsters who caused a nuisance in the center of Den Bosch. In total, seven young people may be involved in criminal offenses. The other nine has violated the area ban. One young person was sentenced to a prison sentence and a new area ban in a super -fast right session.
That is what the municipality of Den Bosch writes to the council members. There had been nuisance for some time by Syrian youth in the city center, 27 of whom came into the picture. They received an area ban for 45 days in August. That will end in a few days.
The young people who are involved are between 15 and 21 years old. Most live in Den Bosch or near the city. Others live on sometimes an hour of travel from Den Bosch. None of them lives in an asylum seekers’ center.
“Broken negative spiral in the group.”
The municipality writes that the area bans were valuable because it could take action against the young people before they again caused a serious nuisance. In addition, the ban has broken the negative spiral in the group.
Since the area ban, the group has no longer come to the Bossche city center and there have been no further incidents according to the municipality. Nine young people did come to the city center individually and have violated the area ban.
The young person to whom a prison sentence has been imposed, because he was violating the area ban time and time again. In the end, that resulted in a prison sentence and also a new area ban.
Justice has previously explained in an information meeting how a criminal trajectory for the sixteen young people is going. That is aimed at teaching them how to make better choices. As long as this process runs, the municipality does not impose any further measures on this part of the group.
“Area ban for eleven young people will go.”
The other part of the group, 11 young people, are no longer seen in Den Bosch. There were no new incidents and they are therefore not in a criminal process. “For them, the area prohibition is going to expire,” the municipality writes. “But that can change when new incidents occur again.” The municipality keeps closely monitoring the entire group, she writes to the council members.
The municipality does this through a specially furnished youth table. With external experts she wants to guide these young people to school and work to give them a future perspective. The NIDOS reception organization examines whether more guidance in housing can be provided. In addition, Den Bosch is part of a core group of cities that has to do with such problems. It is also examined how the government can help with experts, housing, guidance, sharing information and any (voluntary) return to Syria.
