Abbad Atta was arrested by security forces in a security checkpoint in front of the police academy in the 5th Settlement on September 11th, 2013. He was arrested with his mother and sisters: Alya, Islam amd Fatma, and were herded to the 1st Settlement. They were accused of assaulting a police officer on duty, insulting the army and police, and possessing “Rabaa sign” printouts. On September 24th, 2013, he was sentenced to one year prison for assaulting a police officer, two-year prison for insulting the army and police and six-month prison for possessing “Rabaa” printouts.