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Conflict Incident Report

ISF apprehended thief in Jbeil

Date of incident: 
November 14, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Lebanese Civilians

The ISF Saturday announced the arrest of a man who allegedly robbed Lebanese and foreign workers, often while claiming he was a member of the security forces.

The suspect, identified as Lebanese national A.K., born in 1982, was arrested in Jbeil on Nov. 14, the agency said. He was riding a black motorcycle that he reportedly used in the crimes, and was found in possession of around a gram of cocaine.

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.