Conflict Incident Report

Police arrest prostitution ring and kingpin in Mount Lebanon

Date of incident:

May 27, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Mount Lebanon police have arrested a prostitution ring, along with its kingpin, authorities said. A police patrol apprehended four Syrian women over charges of prostitution in the Mount Lebanon town of Sahel Alma near Jounieh in the Kesrouan district, an Internal Security Forces statement said Saturday. A 32-year-old Syrian man, identified by his initials as Aa.H., was also arrested in the police raid on charges of facilitating prostitution. The man had allegedly used a rented car, which police impounded, to drop off the women at clients' desired locations, the statement added. Several arrest warrants were previously issued against him over charges of human trafficking, facilitating prostitution, and firing from a weapon. Investigations are currently underway pending further legal actions.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/May-27/407441-…

Primary category:

Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]

Secondary Category:

Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling

Classification of conflict (primary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

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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Police arrest prostitution ring and kingpin in Mount Lebanon

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