Discussion on Mental Health Treatment

How long has your leg been tied like this?

It’s been a year.

Doesn’t he eat?

I need a key.

If he can be untied, why isn’t he untied? I mean, if he’s mentally ill, is this how he gets chained up?

They put sand under him like a cat’s litter box?

Would you accept being made to sit like this, tied up like a dog?

Of course not. But—

Of course not. Why is it okay for him and not for you?

You untied him. We’ll throw it in the trash.

Does he live here near the hotel?

And they tied him up inside.

How did they tie him up? With what?

With a chain.

It’s been more than two months.

Once, he left the house, escaped with a chain in his hand.

They definitely beat him. But where do they beat him?

What?

Where do they beat him?

They beat him and don’t give him food. They say it’s so he won’t soil himself or relieve himself and stuff.

Yeah, he keeps screaming.

Look, they leave him hungry. Look at him. Honestly, when you see him, your heart aches.

For him. Go in and really look at him. Look how he’s sitting.

Where is he? Are you lying to me?

The smell.

Hello.

How are you? I need a key. I want to

open it.

What’s his name?

Mohammed.

How long has your leg been tied like this?

Mohammed. It’s been a year.

So what’s this mark on your shoulder?

Filth, filth.

If he can be untied, why isn't he untied? Well, brother, there's something, brother.

Said, why are you leaving him in this environment, in these conditions? I mean, this filth—

The pee, the poop.

He goes outside to do whatever he does outside.

How long has he been here?

About two months.

Tell the truth. Tell the truth.

Abdullah, a year and a half. A year and a half.

Why has he been here for a year and a half?

There are no resources, I mean. We tried a lot, but there aren't any.

Keep him at home in these conditions. Why are you leaving your brother like this in these conditions? What if

you're mentally ill, would you leave your brother like this in these conditions?

He does it in the street. We asked him and everyone else.

This mess. How long has this not been changed? How long has this—

He's been soiling it for a year.

Yes, but for how long? This, this filth has been here for months.

There's nothing we can do.

How long has it been since you showered, Mohammed?

A month.

He's saying he hasn't showered for a month.

Excuse the expression, do you tie him by his leg like a dog?

Of course not. But there's nothing we can do, I mean.

What do you mean, there's nothing you can do? At least clean him up.

Would you accept being tied up like a dog?

Of course not. But—

Of course not. Why is it okay for him but not for you?

There’s no solution. I mean, there’s no solution.

Same story as Mohammad Al-Idha'i, who was chained up.

Now there’s another Mohammad who’s chained up in the same way.

They’ve put him in the same conditions and tied him by his leg.

Can you do anything right now, at this moment?

Yes, yes, give us, give us.

How many days has it been since you ate?

A month, a month.

This scene is repeating itself with Mohammad Al-Idha'i and Mohammad Al-Roushi.

The exact same scene. Did you expect him to be living like this?

I haven’t seen him for a year and a half, I mean.

Literally.

Did you expect him to be living like this?

No.

I’m not here to attack you, but I came to ask you

why.

Because of his hand?

Because of his hand. He doesn’t know. He can’t do this at all.

As far as I know, many people are ill, no one does this.

Why didn’t the neighbors take him in and protect him?

Why don’t you protect him?

He does bathe, doesn’t he?

They don’t care about him.

I bathe him every month, you know how? Then he’s aware, he knows, he knows everything.

He’s conscious.

But there’s no care.

There’s no care. They put sand underneath him, like a kitty.

They basically sweep the dirt underneath him.

Once you undo it, we'll throw it in the trash. I just peed.

I feel more comfortable now, but undo your chain.

Did your leg hurt?

Yes.

Mohammad, what’s your family name?

Bshmuhandse.

The family’s decent, so he’s aware. Are you hungry, Mohammad?

Yes, I’m hungry.

I mean, his fingernails, why haven’t they cut them? This indicates how long…

It’s been seven, eight months, maybe a year since he cut his nails.

Nine months without cutting his nails, like the People of the Cave.

Fire and flame of my heart.

Night, sleeplessness, and love, even wounds.

And religion.

He sings all his songs.

It used to be at night.

Nice.

He comes over and sings for us.

What did the doctor say?

He said we need to take him.

We found him.

He said he needs treatment.

We need to take him to the hospital. So now we…

Contacted the Oumbris Association.

The doctor came for the patient’s privacy.

What did the doctor decide? What did he say?

He said he needs two weeks of treatment. Then we’ll see, either the hospital or the hospital.

Two weeks of treatment. Where’s the treatment?

At the hospital.

Yes.