Amr Adel Fathy was arrested as minor with others on January 25, 2014, from Downtown Cairo, during the third anniversary of the revolution. He was presented before the prosecution under the case No. 291 of 2014, Abedin administrative, registered under No.12096 for 2014, Abedin felonies and No.1561 for 2014 Total Downtown Cairo, known in the media as “Downtown Grievances.” He was charged with assembly, demonstrating without permit, show of force and signaling violence, the murder of five people (Atta Shaaban, Sayed Abdullah Mohammed “Waza”, Amro Awad Sayed, Mahmoud Yassin Abdel Alim, Mahmoud Metuali Sayed), the attempted murder of others, and possession of firearms, ammunition, explosives and materials used in assault. The prosecution ordered his detention pending investigation. He was released on bail of 10,000 pounds on February 12, 2014. The court sentenced him in absentia to 10 years hard labor, probation for one year and the confiscation of weapons and ammunition on February 26, 2017.