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Army veterans demand pension increase
Date of incident:
May 7, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
Lebanese Army veterans gathered in Tripoli, demanding a raise outlined in a proposed salary scale bill.
The raises “are righteous demands for us and for our families,” a protester said, adding that their will to sacrifice their lives had no comparison.
“The serviceman who made sacrifices for his country ... should not end up this way at his old age,” another protester said of their low income.
Demonstrators carried Lebanese flags as they made their demands.
The salary scale is a draft bill awaiting debate in Parliament. Speaker Nabih Berri has said it would be included on the agenda of a contentious session on May 15, which may be postponed depending on developments in agreeing a draft electoral law.
Primary category:
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary):
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.
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