Social media activists broadcast a video of a security force member hitting a woman while participating in a protest against the waste crisis in Trebol town in northern Lebanon.
A number of citizens have cut the international highway Minya-Abda back and forth to protest the decision to reinstate a landfill site, as well as for rallies near the land on which the site of Burial is under construction.
The director general of the internal security forces, in a tweet about the "Twitter", the circumstances of the video, which is spreading through social networking sites and shows that a member of the security forces was beaten a wife.
She pointed out that "when performing the task of maintaining security and order, the element was surprised by the interception of his sister, the Sir near patrol from their home in Alma-Zgharta, tried to dissuade her without answering and slapped her by asking her to come home, "noting that the investigation was under the supervision of the competent judiciary.
After the media negotiation, a video shows an element of #police He was exposed to a woman who had discovered that while he was conducting a mission to maintain security and order, he was surprised by the interception of his sister, the patrol Sir near their home in Alma-Zgharta, and tried to dissuade her without reacting and slapped her, asking her to go home. The investigation is under the supervision of the judiciary. pic.twitter.com/ojgS80D9TO
– Internal security forces (@libisf) August 14, 2019
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Interior Minister Raya al-Hbadan called for an investigation under the supervision of the competent judiciary, stressing that "even if the woman is the sister of the element, he can not beat her. . "
As for the video broadcast on the social networks of an element of the internal security forces who badaulted a woman, she requested that an investigation be conducted under the control of the competent judiciary, even if the victim is the sister of the gendarmerie. Is this what Bzzlo Anu has beaten?
– Raya Haffar El Hbadan (@rayaelhbadan) August 14, 2019
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Since its appearance, the video has aroused widespread discontent with calls by lawmakers and political actors to entrust the element to an investigation.
MP Rola Tabash Jaroudi, in a tweet on "Twitter", that "the aggression against women is unacceptable whatever the circumstances and what we have seen in the last two days does not bode well for the respect of rights She stressed that "Lebanese women are not a broken stick and that their rights are protected by the Constitution".
Aggression against women is unacceptable under any circumstances and what we have seen in the last two days does not bode well for women's rights.
I call for opening investigations to deter abusers and to impose them maximum sentences, and salute what they have done @rayaelhbadan It required an investigation and I rely on her efforts to protect women.
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– Rola tabsh (rola tabsh) August 14, 2019
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"Whatever the reason, we can not accept this violent approach of the security forces, contrary to the direction of the institution to which it belongs, which is to preserve the dignity of people and to treat them in their own way. the framework of judicial proceedings, "said Hariri. He added: "The internal security forces are protected by their reputation and credibility, as well as by the great hope of a step taken by His Excellency the Minister of the Interior and Municipalities to prevent repetition. such irresponsible behavior. "
