"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

Lübnan Marunîleri / Yasin Atlıoğlu

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Security Forces End Roumieh Riot amid Torture Scandal- Naharnet

Security forces succeeded on Tuesday in containing a riot that has erupted at Roumieh Prison, two days after a torture scandal hit the facility.
The forces restored order at the jail after listening to the inmates' demands, said MTV.
Media had reported earlier that the prisoners had broken down the doors of their cells and beat other inmates.
The rioters at the facility's Block A reportedly demanded better conditions. Among them are convicted drug traffickers from the Shamas family.
Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq's adviser on prisons, Brig. Gen. Monir Shaaban, and several top security officials rushed to the facility to hear their demands.