Merritt Abd El-Mawla was arrested on April 25, 2016, during the rally against redrawing the borders between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which requires ceding the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia. She was taken to the Department of Bulaq Dakrour. She was presented before the prosecution and investigated under case No. 11646 of 2016 Misdemeanor Bulaq Dakrour and was released on bail of 500 pounds on 27 April 2016. She was sentenced in absentia to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 pounds on 14 July 2016. Then she was acquitted in an appeal on 4 February 2017.
Merritt Abd El-Mawla
Name: Merritt Abd El-Mawla
Gender: Female
Age at time of arrest: NA
Occupation: Political Science Student, 2nd year
Governorate of residence: Cairo
Arrest governorate: NA
Detention date: 25/4/2016
Cases: No. 11646, Boulaq Ad Dakrour misdemeaNo. r and registered under appeal No. 2382 for 2017
Sentences: 3 years imprisonment; 100,000 EGP fine; and then, Acquitted