Abd El Fattah was violently beaten and arrested from his Cairo home on November 26, 2013 and accused of "organising a 'No to Military Trial for Civilians' protest" two days prior to his arrest. 
Abd El Fattah alipigwa kikatili na kukamatwa kutoka nyumbani kwake Cairo Novemba 26, 2013 na kutuhumiwa kwa "kuandaa maandamano ya Tunapinga Mashitaka ya kijeshi kwa raia" siku mbili kabla ya kukamatwa kwake.