( CNN ) -- More than a week after a video showing what appears to be a Saudi man beating a migrant worker was posted on the Internet , a government official questioned its authenticity . `` There is no proof this is real yet , '' said Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki , a spokesman for the Interior Ministry , in a telephone interview on Tuesday . `` The police are still investigating and trying to verify the video clip . '' The video , which was posted October 27 to YouTube , had received more than 127,000 views by Tuesday . In a telephone interview with CNN , Al-Turki called on anyone with knowledge of the video to contact authorities . `` Nobody has actually reported this incident to the police yet , '' he said . `` And nobody has come to police claiming to be a victim of the abuse . '' In addition , he said , no evidence has emerged to indicate that the incident occurred in Saudi Arabia or involved a Saudi . `` Just because it may seem to be a Saudi man in the clip does n't mean that it actually is a Saudi , '' he said . In the one-minute and 53-second video , a man wearing an orange jumpsuit , his right eye swollen , appears seated on the floor of a room as another man -- dressed in white -- yells at him , initially striking him in the head with his open hand . A shaky video shot by someone out of camera view documents the incident . Government officials told CNN last week they believed the aggressor was a Saudi man who was angry because he thought the man in orange -- perhaps a worker -- had spoken to his wife . `` Why did you come here when she was here ? '' he asks in what sounds like Saudi-accented Arabic . `` I swear I did n't mean it , '' pleads the man , whose clothes and accent appear to be those of a migrant laborer , adding , `` I swear to God I did n't know . '' As the questioning continues , the man in white -- slapping his victim -- demands to know why he would dare contact his wife . The slapping then grows in ferocity to include kicks and blows to the head and body with what appears to be a leather strap or belt . `` Sit down ! Kneel down ! '' yells the man as the flogging continues . He then asks the victim if he wants to die . `` No ! '' the man screams . Officials said they did not know where the incident took place , but were investigating . Women who defied Saudi driving ban fear repercussions . The Saudi government-backed Human Rights Commission has condemned the incident . `` We are taking this very seriously and are looking into it with Saudi security , '' said the commission 's Mohammed Al-Madi . `` We are doing our utmost to ensure the accused abuser is arrested and tried . We are also doing everything we can to find the abused man , so that we can help him in any way . '' Another Saudi government-backed human rights group , the National Society for Human Rights , is also investigating . `` We do n't know where it took place , but it is under investigation and we 'll release details in a few days ' time , '' said Mifleh Al-Qahtani , president of the society , last week . The incident is not unique . Global human rights groups have documented widespread abuse of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia . According to Human Rights Watch , more than 9 million migrants work in Saudi Arabia , making up more than half the work force . `` Many suffer multiple abuses and labor exploitation , sometimes amounting to slavery-like conditions , '' the rights group said in July . `` The kafala , or sponsorship , system ties migrant workers ' residency permits to 'sponsoring ' employers , whose written consent is required for workers to change employers or leave the country , '' the rights group said . `` Employers often abuse this power in violation of Saudi law to confiscate passports , withhold wages and force migrants to work against their will or on exploitative terms . '' Human Rights Watch Saudi researcher Adam Coogle said that `` Saudi Arabia needs to get serious about protecting migrant workers by providing adequate avenues to justice and mechanisms of redress . '' Saudi preacher sentenced to 8 years , 600 lashes for killing 5-year-old daughter . Migrant laborers elsewhere in the Middle East face similar problems . `` Nobody can come into the Arab states or in the Middle East without a sponsor , '' says Azfar Khan , with the International Labor Organization . Migrant workers are routinely asked to surrender their passports , which can leave them vulnerable to abuse , he said . `` When the employer has that kind of power , then they can dictate the working conditions , '' Khan said . `` Whether it 's a question of the wage rates , whether it 's a question of the work time . '' Rights activists say the problem is getting worse .
`` There is no proof this is real yet , '' says Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman . Amateur video apparently shows a Saudi man berating and beating a migrant worker . Saudi government-backed Human Rights Commission says it 's investigating . Score: 7