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Man detained in south Lebanon on sexual harassment charges
Date of incident:
November 28, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
Police in the southern city of Sidon detained a man on charges of sexual harassment, state media reported.
The National News Agency said that the suspect, identified as M. Youssef, is also accused of attempted rape. He was arrested in the Palestinian refugee camp of Bass in Tyre.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category:
Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]
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.
Nearby Incidents
Sour / Israeli air strikes against Palestinians
Sour / Israeli attack on Palestinian camps near Sour
Sour / Fighting between Joint Forces and Lebanese Front/Syrian Army
Sour / Institute of Islamic Studies attacked
Sour / Clashes in the South among various actors