Conflict Incident Report

Landowner detained in Sour

Date of incident:

November 30, 2018

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Dozens of shop owners protested Friday the destruction of parts of their shops for reportedly encroaching on land owned by the Litani River Authority.

The operation was aimed at removing illegal structures near an irrigation ditch that the authority managed. The approximately 60 affected shops lie just north of Tyre, on the coastal Tyre-Sidon road. A 1.5 by 250 meters plot of the land on which the shops are built is considered the LRA’s property, while local landowner Omran Fakhri owns the rest. Fakhri was arrested ahead of Friday’s operation and is being held by security forces until its completion, sources told The Daily Star.

Fakhri reportedly got into a dispute with Sami Alawi, the LRA’s head, over the latter’s decision to hike the yearly water subscription rate for farmers in the area. Financial Prosecutor Ali Ibrahim ordered Fakhri’s detention until after the operation is over, the sources said.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Life/Travel-and-Tourism/2018/Dec-01/4…

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

Landowner detained in Sour