Rafic

The driver went out and handed the money to a man who stood on the corner, a Shia security officer called Rafic.

Corruption in Iraq: 'Your son is being tortured. He will die if you don't pay' 2012

The driver went out and handed the money to a man who stood on the corner, a Shia security officer called Rafic.

The Guardian World News Ghaith Abdul-Ahad 2012

We asked Rafic why, as we had heard, the torture only happened at night.

Corruption in Iraq: 'Your son is being tortured. He will die if you don't pay' 2012

It reported she had reneged on her "March 14" principles, in reference to the popular anti-Syrian movement that followed the assassination of former prime minister Rafic Hariri on Valentine's Day in 2005, that mobilized her father and his supporters in mass demonstrations leading to the ouster of Syrian forces from Lebanon.

Magda Abu-Fadil: Nayla Tueni Mixes Journalism and Politics in Lebanon's Murky Waters Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

Fellow residents in Rafic's Baghdad neighbourhood treat him with extreme caution.

Corruption in Iraq: 'Your son is being tortured. He will die if you don't pay' 2012

The money was the first of many payments Rafic would receive before the man would be released.

Corruption in Iraq: 'Your son is being tortured. He will die if you don't pay' 2012

It reported she had reneged on her "March 14" principles, in reference to the popular anti-Syrian movement that followed the assassination of former prime minister Rafic Hariri on Valentine's Day in 2005, that mobilized her father and his supporters in mass demonstrations leading to the ouster of Syrian forces from Lebanon.

Magda Abu-Fadil: Nayla Tueni Mixes Journalism and Politics in Lebanon's Murky Waters Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

Rafic stood outside a small shop where he held his "surgery" every evening, drinking Greek ouzo with his friends and receiving visitors.

Corruption in Iraq: 'Your son is being tortured. He will die if you don't pay' 2012

It reported she had reneged on her "March 14" principles, in reference to the popular anti-Syrian movement that followed the assassination of former prime minister Rafic Hariri on Valentine's Day in 2005, that mobilized her father and his supporters in mass demonstrations leading to the ouster of Syrian forces from Lebanon.

Magda Abu-Fadil: Nayla Tueni Mixes Journalism and Politics in Lebanon's Murky Waters Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

Corruption has reached the head, said the officer who introduced us to Rafic and who worked with him.

Corruption in Iraq: 'Your son is being tortured. He will die if you don't pay' 2012