The victim was arrested on November 12, 2019 during a campaign of raids on the homes of relatives of an Egyptian media professional abroad. He was forcibly disappeared for more than two months in one of the National Security headquarters, before appearing on January 14, 2020, and was presented to the State Security Prosecution, and detained pending case 488. For the year 2019.

The victim suffers from high blood pressure and a torn cruciate ligament. He announced that he has been on a hunger strike since the first of last Ramadan and lives on dates and water only.

The victim is 55 years old, an architect. His family says that during the last visit made by his family in early April 2024, he appeared to be in poor health and physical condition, losing a lot of weight.