The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces issued a statement whereby it said that the investigation unit of South Lebanon at the regional police department arrested a group of 8 men on charges of raping ad exploiting a 14-year-old Syrian girl.
After the unit received information stating that a group of men raped a 14-year-old girl, photographed her blackmailed her with photos and videos, the security forces kicked off their investigations until they arrested 8 men from three southern towns, identified as follows:
H. S. (Lebanese, born in 2001)
M. H. (Lebanese, born in 2001)
A. I. (Lebanese, born in 2000)
Gh. A. (Syrian, born in 1996)
M. S. (Lebanese, born in 1996)
A. Q. (Lebanese, born in 1995)
M. A. (Syrian, born in 1988)
K. S. (Lebanese, born in 1986)
The security forces also seized a white “Opel” car with tinted windows no registration.
The detained persons admitted to committing the crime of rape and blackmail and to stealing more than 15 motorcycles from the city of Tyre and its suburbs.
The detainees were then referred to the concerned judicial authorities to take the necessary measures against them.