The CLDH takes legal action against the military who allegedly tortured a domestic worker || Newspapers (Arabic)

The Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) issued a statement yesterday requesting a formal inquest into the incident whereby a Lebanese military allegedly tortured a migrant domestic worker whom he suspected of having stolen a weapon as well as jewelry from his house.  The association is calling for the punishment of the perpetrator should the allegations of torture be verified asking the authorities to take the issue of torture very seriously.
CLDH notes in its report that the military person in question allegedly took the domestic worker outside his house along with other people in order to torture her despite the fact that she had not committed any crime.  The victim was tied from her feet and hung upside down and beaten with electrical rods and burned with hot knives until she admitted to the thefts under torture.
The statement issued by the human rights organization notes that despite the complaints made by the domestic worker and the signs of torture which were visible on her body, she was still convicted to one year in prison and her request for continuance was denied. In addition, her former employer refused to pay the ticket for her repatriation after she fulfilled her sentence. The organization paid for her repatriation even though she had been released for over ten months.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 9 April 2013