Mahmoud Al-Sid Al-Dakhli, the brother of Mohamed Al-Sid Al-Dakhli, an employee of the Foreign Investment Company who was kidnapped today, spoke exclusively to our source. He explained that the incident traces back to a protest staged by employees of the company, located in Al-Dhahra, Baladiya Street, and managed by Moussa Atig from the southern region, who has held his position for nearly four years.
According to Mahmoud, 24 employees staged a sit-in on January 7 to protest against what they described as arbitrary administrative measures that deprived them of their rights and promotions. Many of them had been employees since before 2011. Following the protest, the company’s director filed a complaint with the Attorney General against the protesting employees. They were investigated, cleared of any wrongdoing, and later presented their case to the Administrative Control Authority. At the time, the situation appeared normal.
Mahmoud stated that after returning to work and reaching some resolutions with their director, employees were shocked when, at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, armed forces stormed the company headquarters. His brother was taken from his office while security personnel stood by. The family was further shocked to learn today that the company director had officially dismissed him.
He added that, according to security personnel and employees at the company, the armed group allegedly belongs to a unit from Tajoura, identified as the National Security Operations in Tajoura, located near Espan Roundabout.
