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Tunisia-Beja: Burial team for COVID-19 victims assaulted

 

The burial team of Beja municipality was assaulted by the family of one of three victims they buried, the latter passed away at the regional hospital. The team was attacked by rocks and white weapons after the family refused to adhere to adopted procedures.

Communication officer in Beja municipality Karim Dridi told the TAP, that he and the burial team were subjected to an assault and attempted murder, calling for planning the responsibilities in taking care of the victims of Coronavirus and clarifying all the details and roles of all interfering parties, adding that the municipality of Beja takes care of burying the victims and receives their bodies only at the stage Last.

He also expressed fear that victims will not find anyone to bury them if the agents were regularly exposed to such incidents, particularly as they face the risks and fear of the virus. He also called on regional officials and the Ministry of Interior to assume their responsibilities in protecting the municipality agents.

Moreover, he and many municipal advisors estimated that they do not rule out that this attack is the result of provocation against the municipality and its devalues among the citizen by a number of pages on social media, especially during the Corona outbreak, according to their perceptions.

 

 

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