LAF arrests an individual for kidnapping a Saudi Arabian national
LAF arrests an individual for kidnapping a Saudi Arabian national
A man was arrested for the kidnapping of a Saudi national, the Lebanese Army said Thursday.
The man, identified as J.A., kidnapped the Saudi national in front of Casino Du Liban, the statement from the Army said. He was then handed to a “kidnapping and looting gang in exchange for a financial ransom in Beirut.”
The kidnapper was also arrested for other existing crimes including drug and human trafficking from Syria to Lebanon in exchange for money.
Date:
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Acting bodies/ State apparatuses:
Lebanese Armed Forces
Method:
Soft power (non-violent response)
Objective:
Defensive
Types of response:
Arrests
Justification of response:
Illicit trade/trafficking