Gehan Mohamed was arrested on March 31, 2016, while visiting her brother, Amr, who is imprisoned in Astaqbal Tora Prison. She was taken to the Al Maadi department. She was presented before the prosecution in case 5340 of 2016, Al Maadi Misdemeanors. She was charged with joining a group founded against the law and demonstration. She was detained pending investigations. She was sentenced to one year in prison on 28 April 2016. She appealed the sentence and was acquitted on June 27, 2016.