Yasser Mahmoud was arrested amidst Al-Fatah Mosque in Ramses square in Cairo on August 16th, 2013. He was detained under case No. 8615 of 2013 Al-azbakeya, administrative. He was accused of murder, attempted murder, vandalism, possession of weapons, properties damage, joining an armed gang, and security assault. He was sentenced to five-year aggravated imprisonment on September 18th, 2017.