AMMAN
— The Ministry of Social Development’s Anti-Vagrancy Department
arrested a number of beggars they say
own property and have high incomes,
according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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The ministry’s
data revealed that one of the beggars has an income of JD1,100 and a 2011 model
Toyota.
The
department also arrested another beggar who has an income of JD393 and owns a
car, in addition to owning a sole proprietorship.
It
also apprehended a beggar who allegedly owns a piece of property with worth JD16,000,
in addition to another one who owns a piece of property and two cars, one of
which is a 2017 model and the other a 2000.
The
ministry said that it will continue running anti-vagrancy campaigns across the Kingdom,
in cooperation with the ministries of interior, justice, local administration, the
Public Security Directorate, the Greater Amman Municipality, and other municipalities
to curb vagrancy in the governorates.
The
Ministry of Social Development urged citizens to stop giving money to beggars
as they practice
begging to earn money they
don’t actually need.
Also,
the ministry called on citizens to contribute to combating beggary by contacting
it via the hotline number 0798518274 to report any cases of begging.
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