Mohamed Helmy was arrested in Cairo in 2015. He was detained under case No. 699 of 2015 the Supreme State Security for demonstration without permit. He was released on December 7th, 2015. He was forcibly disappeared and then, he was presented before the State Security Prosecution on December 12nd 2015. He was rotated (charged with new crimes) under case No. 53661 of 2015 Nasr City First Misdemeanor. On February 21st, 2016, he was sentenced in absentia under the second case to two-year prison and 50-thousand L.E. fine. He was subject to:
– Enforced disappearance.