Employers here in Qatar are really good at giving a verbal masturbation in order to entrap people into slavery. On the first sign of something not right he should have taken action. He should act quickly before any RP is processed. These employers have been getting away from this kind of practice because most people are too scared to speak up. I am assuming he may be from India. With the amount of Indians in Qatar they can be a real strong voice together against unethical employers if they stand united. They take enough abuse and crap from other nationalities. The last thing they need is to take it from their own.