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Conflict Incident Report

Arrest of a palestinian

Date of incident: 
October 1, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

A statement announced the arrest of Palestinian national Wissam Mohammad al-Hajj in Haret Hreik, in Beirut's southern suburbs, for allegedly holding an individual in "illegal detention" in 2012, and impersonating a security forces member.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Oct-01/317278-army-ar...

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary): 
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.