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The General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following communication:
“An image circulates on social networks showing a handcuffed minor being sold by members of the security forces inside a courthouse.
It is important that the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces clarify the following:
First: the minor, regardless of the crimes he committed and the degree of seriousness of these, is actually a victim of his society, his environment and his family. However, the law does not exempt you from responsibility, although in a different way, depending on your age.
Second: The child in the image, born in 2010 with an unconscious background, is suspected of committing many crimes, the most recent of which is the theft of a motorcycle.
On December 22, 2020, he was brought to court for his hearing. When a delegate for minors was asked about the reason for being chained from behind, the agents replied that he tried to escape from them and escape on his way in the Palace of Justice, and the minor told him that he would not hesitate to flee before any opportunity that presents itself. With the knowledge that he was released on the same date, and handed over to the competent authority, since he is without restrictions, and there are still two sessions to hear about two other robberies that he had previously committed.
Third: So far there are no instructions in Lebanese law specifying the method of shackling juvenile prisoners while driving, so that anyone can try to escape, which constitutes a threat to their life and also provides legal and behavioral responsibilities for the elements in your market, since they are considered as other prisoners during the market process.
Fourth: The treatment of minors in the juvenile penitentiary is carried out in accordance with methods that take into account human rights standards through the administration of the referred penitentiary with the help of specialized officials and contractors, interested associations and agencies. international, subjecting them to educational, cultural and professional courses with the aim of rehabilitating and empowering them and integrating them into society.
