Conflict Incident Report

Demonstration in Tripoli to protest verdict against Samaha

Date of incident:

May 15, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

NNA - Hundreds of worshipers came out of Mansouri Mosque in Tripoli after the Friday prayers in a demonstration through the streets of the city, down to the Taqwa Mosque, with the participation of the Muslim Scholars Association Head, Sheikh Salem Rafei.
Participants chanted slogans demanding the dissolution of the military court, the referral of Michel Samaha's file to the Judicial Council, and the resignation of Interior Minister Nuhad Al-Mashnouq. They also called for fair trial of Islamist detained in Roumieh prison.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/44209/Demonstration-in-Tripoli-to-pro...
verdict-against-Samaha

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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Demonstration in Tripoli to protest verdict against Samaha