First verdict in a case of domestic violence include 9 months imprisonment and a LBP 20 million in fines while the police arrest two new abusers

The new law to protect family members from family violence is making its way to implementation.  Yesterday, a first verdict was rendered by the criminal judge in Baabda, Ali Hussein Ftuni, who sentenced Tamara Harissi’s husband with 9 months of imprisonment in addition to a penalty of LBP 20 million in favor of the plaintiff and in compensation for damages incurred.

Tamara Harissi had come to the police station in Ouzai covered in blood following an attack by her husband and deposited a complaint against her husband.  She also complained against him for an attempted murder by her and requesting compensation for damages.

On another related vein, the police arrested yesterday M.A. (born in 1963) from Ras El Nabeh, following a complaint lodged by his wife saying that he allegedly beat hear and threatened her with a weapon.  However, the wife retracted after her husband was arrested.  The latter remains under arrest for possession of illegal arms.

Similarly, the General Directorate of the Internal Social Security announced the arrest of Z.A. (born in 1990), who confessed to killing his older sister S.A (born in 1982- of Lebanese nationality), and following the discovery of the body of the young woman.  After initiating immediate investigation, the intelligence branch arrested the brother of Z.A who first said that he killed his sister by mistake but later confessed to having killed her after seeing a text message on her phone which may have suggested that she did something to “sully her honor”.

(Source: Al- Akhbar and Annahar 2 July  and Al- Akhbar and Assafir 1 July 2014)