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Conflict Incident Report

Retired servicemen protest, call for fair salary scale

Date of incident: 
April 7, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

Retired servicemen from several security agencies protested, calling for the endorsement of a fair salary scale. The protesters from various bodies, including the Army and Internal Security Forces, demonstrated at Martyrs’ Square in Downtown Beirut. Andre Abu Maashar, who was speaking on behalf of the demonstrators, called on politicians to implement a fair salary scale, saying the servicemen deserve to have their rights respected.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on April 08, 2017, on page 4.

Primary category: 
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.