Controversy Erupts as Moroccan Town Charges for Beach Access in Beni Ensar

On Saturday, as they were going to Bocana (Boukhana), many vacationers were surprised by a toll booth with a group of employees belonging to the municipality of Beni Ensar, forcing them to pay 10 dirhams to enter the Bocana beach. This has sparked the indignation of vacationers who denounce a restriction of their freedom of movement. Some of them explain that they go to Bocana for reasons other than relaxing by the sea. There are those who have their families and own houses in the region. All the cities encourage citizens to frequent the beaches for the holidays, but Beni Ensar had another vision, by imposing this tax, although the space does not have the municipal services that would justify this imposition, criticizes a visitor.

In a statement to the Nadorcity site, vacationers call on the governor of the province of Nador to intervene to cancel this decision or suspend its application until its legality is examined and whether it complies with the provisions of the constitution that grant citizens freedom of movement on national territory without restrictions.

The implementation of this toll booth comes in application of a fiscal decision approved by the municipal council of Beni Ensar, aimed at collecting a tax of 10 dirhams from citizens wishing to relax on the beaches of Miami and Bocana.