Jreissati Condemns Employment of Children in Armed Conflicts
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Caretaker Labor Minister Salim Jreissati condemned on Monday the employment of children in armed conflicts, especially in the northern city of Tripoli.
He said in a statement that such actions are criminal offenses in Lebanon and are punishable by law.
He made his comments in light of the emergence of a video showing a young girl firing a military rifle, with the assistance of a gunman, in one of the Tripoli neighborhoods.
“We urge security forces to halt the gunman who aided this innocent girl,” demanded Jriessati.
Protecting children should be a priority for all sides, he stressed.
“We must work tirelessly to prevent our criminal actions from rubbing off on our children, which will ensure our keenness on their future and the future of our nation,” he said.
Clashes between Tripoli's rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen broke out on May 19.
The sectarian fighting between the two main neighborhoods stretches back four decades to Lebanon's civil war, but it has become more frequent and increasingly lethal since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011. The two districts support opposite sides.
The latest round of gunbattles had been the bloodiest yet, leaving at least 31 dead and more than 200 wounded.
27 May 2013, 21:48
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At what point in a country where war and criminal acts for religious and regional political agendas which has become part of the fabric of the society trickling down from generation to generation, mere "fair trial" would deter further escalation? OK, give him a fair trial, but with the harshest/creative punishment that torture would have been a walk in the park.
27 May 2013, 16:32
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When will everyone wake up and realize that their reluctance to care about one another will lead to a future far worse than our past. It's sad as Lebanese we believe ourselves to be better than the rest of the world, and yet we are far worse than we can admit. One politician stated disdain towards such a horrific act, while the rest are still home plotting on how to divide us even more. This was a chance where everyone could come together and agree that these are shameful and disgusting acts, portraying the major lack of education and unity that Lebanon faces. Sadly this story will be forgotten soon, and everyone will continue with their day to day tribal antics, where people just look out for their religious counterparts, and area. Soon we'll have a greater issue at hand, a radicalized youth, where they've completely forgotten how to be children and love their country for the place it can be, not hate it for the violent anger instilled in them.
27 May 2013, 16:47
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When will everyone wake up and realize that their reluctance to care about one another will lead to a future far worse than our past. It's sad as Lebanese we believe ourselves to be better than the rest of the world, and yet we are far worse than we can admit. One politician stated disdain towards such a horrific act, while the rest are still home plotting on how to divide us even more. This was a chance where everyone could come together and agree that these are shameful and disgusting acts, portraying the major lack of education and unity that Lebanon faces. Sadly this story will be forgotten soon, and everyone will continue with their day to day tribal antics, where people just look out for their religious counterparts, and area. Soon we'll have a greater issue at hand, a radicalized youth, where they've completely forgotten how to be children and love their country for the place it can be, not hate it for the violent anger instilled in them.
27 May 2013, 17:22
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Children brutalized into being killers themselves.
I see lebanon gradually being turned into a jungle,shame on our politicians for leting leb become like sierra leone, Liberia,uganda,sudan,........
hoping to see some action from jreissa,talkin is cheap
28 May 2013, 00:19
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and I am also torn between beginning to hate the PTSD abandonment that the Lebanese suffered from and questioning whether it is the rat race they are loving (the chase) rather than the end-gain result...so like everyone before and after me 'I QUIT HELPING' with a resounding 'YES' and so will the other 12million lebanese living abroad like me... starting with Carlos Slim I quote him saying "I will never come to this country again!". and let me put it this way:either the lebanese change their mentality, or this will be a systemic problem forever...and that's a very long time to be a failed state a whisker below zimbabwe.
28 May 2013, 08:21
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Jreissati is a big mark of Shame in the lebanese legal system, he is the scum of this system.
28 May 2013, 10:37
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please stop being sectarian for once ... sunni chia marouni derzi khlessna ba2a ... only in lebanon we claim to be religious and we insult GOD and religion every day.. There is BAD and GOOD people thats all ma khass dinon ya awedem.
