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 pamoja na kutangaza kwamba angejitoa mwenyewe kwa polisi siku ya Jumamosi, kwa mujibu wa tamko alilotoa na kwamba shangazi yake, mwandishi maarufu wa riwaya wa Misri Ahdaf Soueif, iliyowekwa kwenye mtandao wa Facebook.