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ISF detains senior member of human trafficking web
Date of incident:
January 30, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
BEIRUT: The Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of a senior member of a human trafficking network that involved over 100 Ethiopian women believed to have fled their employer’s houses. Syrian national M.J., who was arrested in Ashrafieh on Jan. 30, admitted to being part of a network that has scammed some 128 Ethiopian nationals with the promise of work, the ISF announced in a statement issued.
Born in 1967, M.J. was arrested after joint-investigations by police in Mashta Hasan and Qobeiyat in coordination with the Information Branch and the Gemmayzeh police station, the statement added.
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Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category:
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.
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