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Conflict Incident Report
Man posing as UN ambassador arrested
Date of incident:
September 21, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
The Internal Security Forces arrested a man for impersonating a United Nations ambassador to Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported Friday.
The man is also accused of impersonating a senator and a doctor and forging documents, as well as of defamation.
The ISF arrested the suspect, identified as Aa.Kh., based on a decision by Judge Sami Sader in a lawsuit that alleged defamation, impersonation and forgery, the NNA said.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category:
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
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.