VIDEO of Two Kenyan Women Being Assaulted by Military Officer in Lebanon Emerges Online
A video of a Lebanese army official assaulting two Kenyan women in Beirut, Lebanon, has emerged online.
In the footage lasting 1:31, the seemingly heavy built man is seen reigning blows and kicks to two ladies who are seated on the floor, while he grabs them by their hair. Later, some members of the public join the man in beating the two. The beating is reported to have lasted about 15 minutes before police intervened.
Lebanese Justice Minister Salim Jreissati earlier condemned the attack, saying “It is important that the justice minister announce to the public that the (incident) of a soldier hitting two Kenyan nationals and harming them with others' participation was investigated at the Burj Hammoud police station where the facts were documented.”
The army official was reportedly arrested later and is set to be charged before a military court.
Daily Star, a Lebanese publication, however reported that the army said the incident happened at Burj Hammoud on June 17th and that the two women were the first to attack the army officer, leading to the incident.
“The two women who were drunk assaulted an army member who was with his wife, and hit him with a bottle on his head,” the statement said. “This prompted one of the civilians [present at the scene] to interfere and hit the two women.”
This is the moment two Kenyan women were beaten by a 'Lebanese official' in Beirut pic.twitter.com/LhpoweLt6k
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) June 25, 2018
Comments (4)
The wonen thought Beirut was in Nyeri - Kenya (where Wonen run Men)? Hahahah!
Irrespective of whether they were drunk or not & causing trouble (bad enough), let’s not lose sight of the fact that these sisters of ours are in the Middle East working literary as slaves because successive governments in Kenya have failed them. If our leaders have been doing their job properly, we wouldn’t be here discussing these two because they’d still be somewhere in Gaichachiru or Kanyamkago minding their business. This is the cost of mal-governance, grand corruption & ineptitude in high office....shame on GoK!
You are right. This (and other Africans risking their lives on high seas to reach Europe) is a direct creation of the corrupt African governments. Africa is getting more rotten and her children are suffering in the hands of exploiters.
This is a very good answer to the question of whether the Diaspora Should pay taxes. Our government policies and corruption forced these women into desperate measures of seeking survival in foreign countries. Our leaders have to do some soul searching. Is it time for the MP's to get more pay or is it time for them to sacrifice their pay and bring home the suffering masses? God help African countries and it's leadership. They need a wake-up call.