Videos are circulating online of an Egyptian migrant who is alleged to have been assaulted by members of security at the City West direct provision centre in Dublin.
Footage of City West Hotel Security Guards using force towards a refugee asking for food. They took his phone and evicted him for asking for food. Shameful action. Racism alive and well in Ireland. #AbolishDirectProvision pic.twitter.com/FFw1mxpn8R
— Abolish Direct Provision Campaign (@AbolishDirect) August 14, 2022
The videos are believed to have been taken by a man named Osama on his mobile phone.
Footage #2
Yesterday Guards at the City West Hotel was very aggressive to a refugee because he asked for Breakfast. They follow him and took away his Camera l, beat him and evicted him. Minister @rodericogorman please investigate and him this Refugee. #AbolishDirectProvision pic.twitter.com/EFLFvAfUz8— Abolish Direct Provision Campaign (@AbolishDirect) August 15, 2022
Say No to Direct Provision Ireland have claimed that the man was “badly beaten” by 7 members of the security at the hotel after asking for halal food. They say security “took away his camera” and that they “ beat him and evicted him”.
Osama a refugee from Egypt evicted from City West Direct Provision Centre in Dublin for asking for food. He is waiting on an ambulance because he was badly beaten by the security guards in the centre. #AbolishDirectProvision pic.twitter.com/gDUu5HwWyk
— Abolish Direct Provision Campaign (@AbolishDirect) August 14, 2022
Photo of injuries allegedly received during ‘beating’ by security via facebook
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Gript contacted An Garda Siochana who confirmed that they are not aware of any reports of the alleged incident.
Management at City West also denied any knowledge of an assault on a resident during initial inquiries.
Refugee Assault Update
Osama spent the night in Connolly Hospital after being assaulted by 7 Security Guards in City West Hotel Direct Provision because he asked for Breakfast. We are preparing to go to the International Protection Office for them to accommodate him urgently 💔 pic.twitter.com/T3gtbJJZEr— Abolish Direct Provision Campaign (@AbolishDirect) August 15, 2022
We also contacted Say No to Direct Provision Ireland in an attempt to speak with the alleged victim, but received no response.
Last year Say No to Direct Provision Ireland was exposed for falsely claiming migrants at a direct provision centre in Salthill county Galway were being served dinners in plastic bags.
“They also claimed that when people in the centre complained to the management they were threatened that this would “affect their case” for asylum.”
The video was watched 200,000 times and retweeted by People Before Profit before being exposed as a hoax.