Conflict Incident Report

Lebanon police arrest suspected extortionist

Date of incident:

March 29, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

BEIRUT: Police arrested a man suspected of extorting Syrian laborers in Beirut’s southern suburbs, authorities said.

Police in Mount Lebanon’s Mreijeh police station apprehended the 47-year-old Lebanese national who is believed to have shaken down Syrian laborers living in Hay al-Sellom, said an internal Security Forces statement.

Five Syrian workers testified to the ISF that the suspect, identified as T.M., kept a daily log of his extortion, which had the names of some 60 workers, ISF added.

Every morning, each worker had to pay LL2000 ($1.3). If they refused the suspect would impose a fine of LL5000 ($ 3.33).

The workers pressed charges against the suspect, who denied the charges.

Police confiscated the log and referred the suspect to the judiciary.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Mar-29/399691-…

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Conflicts of social discrimination

Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.

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Lebanon police arrest suspected extortionist