Ireland Gardaí deny report of alleged assault at City West, Dublin
Videos circulated online showing an Egyptian refugee named Osama allegedly assaulted by security at City West direct provision centre in Dublin on 14 August 2022. Osama, who was evicted from the centre for asking for food, spent the night in Connolly Hospital due to the severity of his injuries. Say No to Direct Provision claimed on Facebook that they had reported the incident to An Garda Síochána, but Gardaí confirmed no such report exists in their database for 12 to 16 August. City West management also denied any knowledge of an assault on a resident. The video, watched 200,000 times and retweeted by People Before Profit, was later exposed as a hoax.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Videos circulated online of an Egyptian refugee named Osama allegedly assaulted by security at City West direct provision centre in Dublin.
- Osama was evicted from City West for asking for food and spent the night in Connolly Hospital due to the severity of his injuries.
- Where
- City West direct provision centre, Dublin.
- When
- 14 August 2022.
- Investigation
- Gardaí confirmed no report of the incident exists in their database for 12 to 16 August 2022.
- Other details
- City West management denied any knowledge of an assault on a resident.
- Say No to Direct Provision claimed on Facebook they reported the incident to An Garda Síochána, but Gardaí denied any such report was made.
- The video was watched 200,000 times and retweeted by People Before Profit before being exposed as a hoax.
- Say No to Direct Provision Ireland was previously exposed for falsely claiming migrants at Salthill were served dinners in plastic bags.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatVideos are circulating online of an Egyptian migrant allegedly assaulted by security at City West direct provision centre in Dublin. (gript.ie)
- whatThe videos are believed to have been taken by a man named Osama on his mobile phone. (gript.ie)
- whatOsama is a refugee from Egypt who was evicted from City West for asking for food. (gript.ie)
- whatOsama spent the night in Connolly Hospital after the alleged assault. (gript.ie)
- whatThe man allegedly spent the night in Connolly Hospital due to the severity of his injuries. (gript.ie)
- investigationGardaí confirmed they are not aware of any reports of the alleged incident. (gript.ie)
- investigationThe Gardaí confirmed no such incident was recorded in their database from the 12th to the 16th of August. (gript.ie)
- investigationThe Gardaí confirmed there is no report matching the description in their system. (gript.ie)
- otherCity West management denied any knowledge of an assault on a resident. (gript.ie)
- otherSay No to Direct Provision Ireland was previously exposed for falsely claiming migrants at Salthill were served dinners in plastic bags. (gript.ie)
- otherThe video was watched 200,000 times and retweeted by People Before Profit before being exposed as a hoax. (gript.ie)
- otherSay No to Direct Provision stated on their Facebook page that they had reported the alleged incident to An Garda Síochána. (gript.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Aug2022Gardaí deny claim by Say no to Direct Provision that incident was reported to them - Gript
Gardaí deny that any report of the alleged assault was made to them, contradicting the claim by Say No to Direct Provision that they had reported the incident.
victim, Osama, male, non-irish (judged from name)Osamasuspect - 16 Aug2022Gardai have "no record" of alleged abuse of migrant - Gript
Gript article adds that Osama is Egyptian, spent the night in Connolly Hospital, City West management also denied knowledge of the incident, and questions Say No to Direct Provision's credibility by referencing a previous false claim about Salthill.
victim, Osama, male, Egyptian, non-irishOsamasuspect