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Conflict Incident Report

Army arrests prominent Ain al-Hilweh forger 'al-Hakim

Date of incident: 
October 10, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Military Intelligence
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Lebanese Army Intelligence Wednesday arrested who it said was the most prominent passport and identification documents counterfeiter in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, a statement from the Army reported.

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.