Alaa was taken by police despite having declared that he'd deliver himself to the police on Saturday, according to a statement he made and that his aunt, renowned Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Soueif, posted on Facebook.
Alaa alichukuliwa na polisi licha ya kuwa alitangaza kwamba yeye ndiye angejisalimisha kwa polisi siku ya Jumamosi, kulingana na taarifa aliyoitoa na ambayo shangazi yake, mwandishi mashuhuri wa misri Ahdaf Soueif, aliiweka kwenye mtandao wa Facebook.