Conflict Incident Report

Lebanon police detain con artists impersonating cleric

Date of incident:

October 18, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Lebanese Civilians

On 22 Oct 16, Police detained two people suspected of impersonating a cleric in order to defraud people in the Kesrouan district north of Beirut. An Internal Security Forces statement said that 52-year-old R.R. and his accomplice 50-year-old B.A., had been detained in Maameltein Tuesday, 18 Oct 16 after they had allegedly impersonated a cleric using the name "Bishop Saliba" to carry out fraudulent acts. The two suspects admitted to the charges during questioning by the Jounieh police and confessed to conning 12 institutions, companies and people by attaining financial aid under the pretext of helping hospital patients.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Oct-22/377684-…

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.

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Lebanon police detain con artists impersonating cleric

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