The man closed his shop but made sure to grab his phone. One of the armed men asked him to get into the car with the handcuffed man. As they drove, the man took out his phone, put it on silent, and quickly texted his dad: 'Hi Dad, I was arrested by security officers. We're on our way to their office.' His dad called back right away, but one of the officers noticed and took the phone.
When they got to the office, the man was taken in with the handcuffed man. The officers asked him to tell them the truth about what he knew. They said they wouldn't hurt him or force him to do anything.
This was the first time the man had been in this situation, so he was really nervous. The handcuffed man said they had stolen 16 phones during Ramadan and sold them all to the man. The man was shocked and thought it was like a crazy movie. He told the officers it wasn't true. He had only seen the handcuffed man twice in the market. The first time, the man asked if the man had a certain phone. The second time, the man came back with someone who repaired phones and asked the man for money or to be a guarantor. The man said no because he didn't know the man.
The officers were curious why the handcuffed man had mentioned the man's shop. The man said he didn't know. They described one of the phones, and the man recognized it. He bought it from a friend, and the officers went to talk to the friend. The friend confirmed the man's story.
Before the friend arrived, one of the officers said the man was stubborn and handcuffed him. They slapped him and kept saying he bought the 16 phones. The man was scared of going deaf, so he said he would admit it. One of the officers took a paper to write down the man's statement.
The story was confusing because the handcuffed man said only two phones were sold directly to the man. The other 14 phones were sold to a friend. The man thought it was easier now, but it wasn't. The officers started taking his statement and arguing about whether to write 16 or 2 phones. They forced the man to say 16. Then, another officer came in and said the man had bought more than 32 phones and recognized him. The man was shocked and couldn't believe what he was hearing.
