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How did the attacks by the army and Central Security Forces (CSF) begin against the #OccupyCabinet sit-in?
We were walking, on our way out of the sit-in to pick up some necessities,
We ran into three of our friends who told us that security vehicles used to detain people were around,
So Aboudi and I went to have a look at them. He asked the officer to show us his license,
He asked, 'why?' and Aboudi replied, "because this car is used to detain people,"
So he said, "I'm an officer!"
As soon as he got out of the car he was on the phone,
And by the time he got off the phone we saw two army troops heading towards us.
And as we were speaking to him, he pulled out his pistol, ok,
And he aimed it at us.
Those that were with us, ran. And it was just me and him (Aboudi) left standing.
The troops approached us and beat us.
They grabbed him, and the officer hit him with the back of the pistol,
And all the soldiers grabbed him, and me, but they let me go right away - he was only released after an hour.
As you can see.
I approached the car but kept my distance from the officer,
I approached the car and knocked on the window,
I asked to see the car's license or his ID card,
And explained why, that there's people who say this car kidnaps the young protesters,
He told me he's an officer. So I told him, okay, so you'll just confirm this further,
So he said alright, and he got on the phone, and next thing I knew two divisions were headed for us from the Cabinet building,
And they headed for us. Everyone that was standing there ran - I was the only one left standing.
And right then he took out his pistol, and told me "Yes, I'm the one that kidnaps the protesters,"
And he hit me in the head.
And after that I could feel nothing... until I arrived here.
-This is in addition to the fact that he called for two divisions as reinforcements!
Yes, he called for two divisions, from the Cabinet building.
Interviewer: Why do you think you were beaten like this? Why this kind of brutality?
Because I was protesting.