Last June, he was sentenced to 15 years in absentia and given a 100,000 Egyptian pound fine after being convicted of attacking a police officer and violating a 2013 protest law that prohibits unauthorized demonstrations. 
Mwezi Juni mwaka jana, alihukumiwa miaka 15 jela bila kuwepo mahakamani na aliamuriwa kulipa faini ya paundi 100,000 za Misri baada ya kushitakiwa kwa kosa la kumshambulia ofisa wa polisi na kukiuka sheria ya kuandamana ya 2013 inayozuia maandamano yasiyoruhusiwa.