Conflict Incident Report

Lebanon charges 8 with terror-related offenses

Date of incident:

June 25, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Four detainees and four fugitives were charged with belonging to terrorist groups Thursday, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Military Investigative Judge Fadi Sawwan issued indictments against three Syrians and a Lebanese who are in custody, and four other Syrian fugitives.

Syrian national Maher Qatrab was charged with belonging to a terrorist group, carrying out terrorist acts, murdering and attempting to murder Lebanese soldiers in the northeastern border town of Arsal, and unlawful possession of weapons and explosives.

Syrian national Fouad al-Tinawi was charged with belong to a terrorist group, carrying out terrorist acts, behaving aggressively with security forces, and unlawful possession of weapons and explosives.

Syrian national Ibrahim Sharouf and four unidentified Syrian fugitives were charged with belonging to a terrorist group, carrying out terrorist acts, opening fire at soldiers in Arsal, attempting to murder military personnel and possession of unlicensed weapons.

The fugitives were charged in absentia.

Lebanese national Bilal Khodr Haidar was charged with belonging to a terrorist group, inciting strife and disorder in addition to the possession of unlicensed weapons.

Formal arrest warrants were issued to the suspects, who have been referred to the military court for trial.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jun-25/303752-lebanon...

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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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Lebanon charges 8 with terror-related offenses