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Conflict Incident Report
Syrian national arrested for sexual extortion case
Date of incident:
September 11, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Syrian Civilians/Refugees
Internal Security Forces (ISF)
A Syrian man residing in Lebanon was charged with extorting a Syrian woman living abroad. The suspect was identified as Y.Y., born in 1992. According to the victim, Y.Y. threatened to post private photos of her on various social media platforms – including Facebook, Twitter and dating site Zarka Chat – if she refused to comply with his demands. Following his threats, the victim reported the case, which falls into the category of “sextortion,” to the Cyber Crimes Division of the Internal Security Forces. During questioning, Y.Y. admitted to filming the woman on Skype and using the footage to blackmail her.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category:
Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]
Classification of conflict (primary):
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.