A mob of people in Lebanon viciously attacked two Kenyan women.

Video footage exists of the gruesome attack, which first made headlines in June. Now, Gulf News reports one of the victims has been deported. The clip shows a man holding the two Kenyan women by their hair and repeatedly hitting them. Passersby witnessing the incident begin to take part in the beating rather than helping the women. 

According to Middle East Eye, the 15-minute attack ensued after an alleged military officer swerved his car at the women, resulting in an argument. From there, he and others physically attacked the victims.

The women, who according to The Guardian have only been identified by their first names, Rosa and Shamila, were arrested following the incident despite being victims. The two were forced to appear in military court where Lebanon’s directorate of general security reportedly issued a deportation order against Shamila. 

The women's lawyer, Nermine Sibai, told The Guardian the court didn't initially give her a reason behind the threat of her client's deportation. But Gulf News reports Shamilia was sent back to Kenya for quitting a job that refused to pay her properly. 

“Because of the kafala system [which monitors migrant laborers], she was deported — her basic human right to defend herself is being violated,” Sibai said according to the outlet. In Lebanon, migrants are required to stay committed to just one employer. 

“General security issued a deportation order for my client, Shamila, in violation of her basic human rights of a fair trial and to defend herself in court,” she said. 

Several countries have banned citizens from working in Lebanon due to mistreatment of migrant domestic workers, but thousands of migrants — mostly from Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines and Kenya — travel to the Middle Eastern nation in search of employment opportunities.

Initially, the attacking officer was reportedly not arrested. However, following the widespread backlash, both he and a Lebanese woman who joined the mob of attackers have been arrested. 

Nairobi News reports that Kenya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded Lebanese authorities issue an apology in addition to calling for the perpetrators “to meet the full force of the law." 

Lebanon's minister of justice, Salim Jreissat, has since called the attack “shocking” and “abhorrently racist and different from the Lebanon people’s manners,” according to the Guardian.

What may be one of the saddest issues of this case, is that with Shamila's deportation, she will likely never see justice for her attack.

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