Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese Army arrests notorious fugitive

Date of incident:

January 5, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

Lebanese Civilians

The Lebanese Army arrested a notorious fugitive who fled a military crackdown in the Bekaa Valley area last week. Hamza Rajeh Jaafar was arrested by an Army Intelligence patrol, according to an Army statement. Jaafar was the alleged leader of an armed group. “He is wanted [in accordance with] several search warrants and verdicts,” the statement read. Jaafar reportedly had outstanding warrants for abduction, multiple counts of armed robbery, auto theft, attempted murder of military personnel, drug and weapons trafficking, threats made to citizens and extortion of protection money. “Jaafar fled from the Bekaa Valley to Beirut during the raids that an Army force implemented,” the statement read. “He was monitored and arrested wandering around with the passport of his deceased brother, Rashid Jaafar.”

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jan-05/330228-lebanes...

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Classification of conflict (primary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese Army arrests notorious fugitive