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April 5, 2011

Now Lebanon - Rifi arrives in Roumieh Prison, OTV reports - April 5, 2011

OTV reported on Tuesday that Internal Security Forces Director General Achraf Rifi arrived in Roumieh Prison to discuss the situation of the prison with the relevant authorities.
The station also quoted an unnamed Interior Ministry source as saying that any raids that may jeopardize lives will not take place.
Protests in the prison broke out on Monday for the second time in 48 hours.
Inmates at Roumieh – which is one of the biggest prisons in the Middle East and holds 4,500 inmates despite being built to hold only 1,500 – had been demanding amnesty and better conditions.
-NOW Lebanon

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