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Conflict Incident Report

South Lebanon police arrest father over child abuse

Date of incident: 
February 23, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

South Lebanon police have arrested a Syrian national suspected of abusing his daughter, the National News Agency reported. Police detained Mohamad Hamoud Awad in Nabatieh and he is currently being interrogated, according to the NNA. No further information was provided.

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.