Nessrin Antar was arrested on December 8, 2017 amidst taking advantage of Friday prayers to push the Brotherhood elements among the citizens to carry out acts of violence and sabotage while exiting mosques, and working with the police forces to provoke chaos and attacks on the establishments to suggest the existence of insecurity and instability. She was presented to the prosecution two days later accused under case No. 977 of 2017, Supreme State Security. She was detained pending investigations. She was released with precautionary measures on December 4, 2018, and the measures were cancelled on December 9, 2019.