One of the defendants, Robert Becker, who was sentenced to two years and was the only foreign defendant to remain in Egypt during the trial, said he was forced into "exile" after the verdict was announced. 
Mmoja wa watuhumiwa, Robert Becker, ambaye alihukumiwa miaka miwili na alikuwa mshatika wa pekee wa kigeni kubaki nchini Misri wakati wa kesi, alisema alilazimishwa kwenda "uhamishoni" baada ya uamuzi kutangazwa.