Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests thief targeting people at prayer

Date of incident:

January 23, 2018

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

A man suspected of stealing from worshipers in a Sidon mosque was arrested by the Internal Security Forces, the agency announced Thursday.

The suspect, identified as Syrian national Sh.M., born in 1979, was arrested at the entrance of Sidon’s Hariri mosque on Jan. 23.

Ahead of the arrest, the ISF monitored the suspect and found that on at least seven occasions, he had stolen items from mourners or worshipers gathered in the mosque. The suspect's brother has also reportedly acted as an accomplice. The ISF said the amounts stolen ranged between LL300,000 ($200) and LL500,000 ($333).

The suspect had prior convictions related to pickpocketing and drug abuse and had been released from prison just two months earlier.

He was referred to the judiciary for further investigations.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Jan-25/435376-…

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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ISF arrests thief targeting people at prayer