Following this expulsion, the family lawyer brought an emergency appeal to prevent any expulsion before the judge’s decision. The family, not speaking of Dutch and having their children in Brussels in Brussels, does not wish to leave the capital.
The family, from Djibouti, has lived in the center since December 2023. Mohamed has been registered in a specialized school in Molenbeek, where he benefits from adapted medical and school monitoring. Everything happened properly in the center, until an incident broke out a few weeks ago.
A man, also welcomed in the center, is accused by several women of having inappropriate behavior. He would have assaulted the daughter of the family and other women in the center. One evening, after new incidents, Mohamed’s father attacked the aggressor by pushing him back.
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Since then, the center management has accentuated the pressure to leave. “”It’s a punishment “estimates Shahin Mohammad, of the collective Frida, who has come to the aid of Mohamed’s family for more than a year to find a suitable reception solution for the seven family members. “”They are people without problem. We don’t do that to human beings. “
“My son is stuck in a room”
The father describes difficult living conditions. “”From the start, my son was nailed to a room because his wheelchair was broken. No one in the center helped us to get a new one, until Madame Mohammad helps us with her collective. We live seven in a not suitable room. “ Despite everything, Mohamed flourishes in his school. “”We came here so that he could benefit from the necessary care. Now he was able to go to a specialized school and even succeeded in good points. We want him to continue to go to his school. The teachers help us on a daily basis to take care of him “adds the father.
After a meeting with the director of the center, the lawyer indicates that solutions could be found quickly. “The director wishes to sanction parents, not children, because of the fight.” Mohamed would therefore be a “collateral“, According to the echoes of the discussion.
The family would always have the order to leave, but the center will try to find a place in another Brussels reception area and will not put them outside without adequate rehousing solution. In the early evening, the family received a new reassuring: they will be able to move this Wednesday in the Fedasil center in Forest, a neighboring town. Mohamed will therefore be able to return to school in Brussels, in his specialized school.
The Fedasil Center in question did not respond to our requests.
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