Conflict Incident Report

Former Al-Qaa mayor arrested over murder

Date of incident:

September 11, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

ISF(internal security forces)

The former head of the Al-Qaa municipality in Baalbek was apprehended by Internal Security Forces Thursday for allegedly killing a man five years ago.
The former mayor was identified by his initials as J.N. According to the ISF he allegedly murdered his brother-in-law Shawki Maalouf when he shot him with an assault rifle in 2010 over to longstanding dispute.
Maalouf died instantly while J.N. fled the scene and became a fugitive. The ISF Information Branch conducted prolonged investigations and surveillance operations in an effort to track down J.N.
The culprit was apprehended at around 1:30 p.m. by a patrol belonging to the ISF’s Information Branch while driving a black Mercedes in one of Lebanon’s southern districts. He was then handed to the ISF in the south and investigations are ongoing by a the relevant judge.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Sep-11/314810-former-...

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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Conflict Incident Report

Former Al-Qaa mayor arrested over murder