Conflict Incident Report

Posters of Information Minister vandalized in Sidon

Date of incident:

April 2, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

BEIRUT: Pictures and banners that had been raised in east Sidon villages to welcome Information Minister Melhem Riachi have been vandalized, a source told The Daily Star Sunday.

“This attack is against the Lebanese government as the minister is a part of the Cabinet,” Lebanese Forces official Maroun Maroun said, urging security forces to uncover the identity of the perpetrators.

The banners were lifted in the predominantly Christian villages east of Sidon, including Abra and Majdalyoun.

Riachi, an LF minister, began his visit to Sidon and its surrounding areas Sunday, as scheduled.

After a visit to the local communities in the area, Riachi said that the coming 2017 elections will be shortly delayed to prepare for the elections.

Parliamentary elections were originally scheduled to take place between May 21 and June 21, yet political deadlock is expected to delay elections beyond June.

The Parliament has yet to endorse a new electoral law.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Apr-02/400210-…

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

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.

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Posters of Information Minister vandalized in Sidon