Hazem Adel was arrested as a minor from downtown Cairo on September 20, 2019 amidst the events of September 20, 2019 and forcibly disappeared until he appeared before the prosecution on September 24, 2019 under case No. 1338 of 2019, Supreme State Security . He was charged with joining a terrorist group to achieve its purposes, publishment of false news, abuse of social media, and demonstration without a permit. The prosecution ordered his detention pending investigations. He was released on October 13, 2019. He was subjected to:
– Enforced disappearance for days
– prevented from visits.