In a shocking incident, social networking sites have been buzzing for the past few hours, a video clip showed an insult to a cleaner in the Egyptian city of Port Said by employees of the city’s neighborhood after he confiscated the vehicle he was in. working to earn a living.
In the clip, which was filmed by a resident of the area, an officer took a garbage cart from a worker and put it on a truck. The cleaner begged him to leave his wagon, which had nothing else, and begged him saying, “I swear to God Almighty, I’m going.. I’m coming.. By God, I didn’t. Don’t break my fast in the morning. ” The employee showed no reaction except that he grabbed a photo cart, talking on the phone, while he pushed and cursed at the worker.
appeal to officials
For his part, Hamada Al-Rifai, the photographer of the incident, confirmed that he did not intervene to save the worker, and preferred to film the footage until it reaches the officials and this employee is held responsible.
He told Al-Arabiya.net that the incident occurred on Salah Salem Street in Port Said’s eastern district, and that the worker is known in the area for collecting garbage and plastics in order to earn a halal living for himself. and for his family members, emphasizing that the employee was not satisfied with taking the trolley, but rather beat the worker even before the shooting began.”
Al-Rifai explained, “Before I started filming, the beating was more severe.. I preferred to film so that this employee’s children would know the truth about their father, and officials would answer for this man’s right. Even if he is wrong, take away his Arabic and pay him a fine, but without beatings and insults”.
“you are right about us”
Social networking site pioneers sympathized with the video and reposted it on ‘Facebook’ and Twitter under the title ‘A cleaner in Port Said, your right is upon us’, so that it reaches as many possible of people.
Most of the comments came, “God is enough for me, and he is the best disposer of affairs,” amid widespread calls for an investigation into the incident and for those responsible to be held accountable.
