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Conflict Incident Report
Arrest warrants issued against five (5) guards in Roumieh prison
Date of incident:
June 25, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
On 25 June 15, Military Examining Magistrate Judge Riyad Abou Ghida questioned five (5) guards, who have been accused in the Roumieh prison beating case, and charged them for abusing Islamist inmates. The questioning revealed that four (4) more people, including policemen and civilians, are involved in the case. The four (4) suspects will be questioned by Abou Ghida on Monday 29 June.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary):
Conflicts of social discrimination
Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.
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