Leaked footage showed a number of Syrian and Lebanese workers were tortured and humiliated by a gang in Lebanon after they accused them of stealing to evade financial compensation, in a scene that sparked widespread anger as a result of worsening security chaos and the dominance of the militias around the necks of Syrian citizens and refugees, especially the kidnappings and repeated violations in Lebanon.
The footage shows Syrian and Lebanese workers from the Akkar region who were subjected to “the worst forms of humiliation and cruel torture” while working during the cherry harvest season away from their cities.
According to the information received, a land owner in the city of Majdal al-Aqura in the Jbeil district accused workers of stealing “watches and sunglasses” to avoid paying wages after four days of non-stop cherry picking. they tied them up and then whipped them with electric wires in front of the camera lens, and also put “potatoes” in each person’s mouth.
Citing information circulating, the crime took place in the town of Majdal al-Aqura in the Byblos region of Mount Lebanon, north of the capital Beirut, noting that “the landowner and workers are under investigation at the local police station to clarify the circumstances.” incident.”
In turn, the Lebanese General Security Service said on its Facebook account that a few days ago it received a notice at the Naqoura police station that several of its employees stole an amount (one hundred and one million Lebanese pounds) and that the video circulated on social networks two days after the landowner’s report, and, accordingly, the investigation is still ongoing based on new data.
The Lebanese Security Statement reveals the extent of the security chaos that Lebanon is experiencing, especially the armed militias who terrorize citizens and intimidate Syrian refugees in a clearly defiant manner against the state and its security services, especially as the current case confirms that the homeowner has filed statement. reported and at the same time tortured workers through armed men associated with him.
Recently, there have been repeated violations and crimes against Syrian refugees on Lebanese soil by racist and armed men from the Hezbollah militia and its allies, in addition to kidnapping refugees in the southern regions and extorting huge financial ransoms from their families in exchange for threats to kill the kidnapped.
