According to the official reports, a mob attack and lynching of a Lebanese man suspected of multiple murders has prompted some Lebanese people to say their nation lacks law and order.

BBC News reported on Thursday that Mohammed Muslem, 38, of Egypt, allegedly killed the father, mother and two daughters, ages 9 and 7, of his neighbor, Rana Abu Merhi, of Ketermaya, at the end of April.

The BBC further said that police captured Muslem and put him in a car the day after charges were filed, intending to take him to the scene to re-enact the crime. Angry mobs grabbed Muslem, and although police were able to recover him, the mobs snatched him back, killed him and hung him in the center of the village.

Omar Nashabe, the law editor of the Lebanese newspaper al-Akhbar and an expert in criminal justice, said, "The police seem to have acted like a judge. Violation of the presumption of innocence is a continuous problem in Lebanon, but this is just one side of the Ketermaya incident."

It was further reported by the BBC that many in Lebanon said they want the government to account for the decision to take Muslem to the scene and for why the police failed to protect him.

Justice Minister Ibrahim Najarr said that several people who allegedly participated in Muslem's lynching have been arrested, which is a sign the government is taking the matter seriously.

Najjar further added, "Justice in Lebanon exists. We have judges, we have tribunals, we have credibility." (With inputs from Agencies)