Maha Ali was arbitrarily arrested in Beni Suef governorate on September 20, 2019 amidst the events of September 20, and she was forcibly disappeared until she appeared before the prosecution on September 29, 2019 under case No. 1338 of 2019, Supreme State Security . She was imprisoned under investigations. She was released on parole on October 15, 2019. violations she was subjected to: enforced disappearance for days