Sara Sameh was arrested on January 25, 2014 from the downtown area amidst participating in an event to commemorate the third anniversary of the January Revolution. She was presented to the prosecution and investigated in case no. 291 of 2014 Abedin Administration, registered under number 12096 for 2014 Abedin Felonies and No. 1561 for 2014 Total Wasat Cairo. She was released on bail of 20,000 pounds on January 27, 2014. She was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison and one year supervision on February 26, 2017. The sentence was commuted on March 26, 2019, to one year imprisonment and one year probation.
Sara Sameh Mohamed Hussein El-Banna
Name: Sara Sameh Mohamed Hussein El-Banna
Gender: Female
Age at time of arrest: NA
Occupation: Business Student, Ain Shams university
Governorate of residence: Cairo
Arrest governorate: Cairo
Detention date: 25/1/2014
Cases: No. 291 for 2014, Abdeen administrative; registered under No. 12096 for 2014 Abdeen felonies; No. 1561 for 2014, downtown Cairo, total
Sentences: 10 years aggravated imprisonment; one year probation; later, one year imprisonment and probation