Official prosecution records detail the accused’s testimony of events after the Maadi harassment incident and attempted theft on a public bus.
According to the investigation documents in Case No. 2014 of 2026 (Misdemeanors, Mokattam), the incident allegedly took place on February 8 at around 5:30 PM.
The accused, who works as a metalworker at the Baron BRT station, told prosecutors he had boarded a public bus to Dar El Salam when the victim began shouting “thief” and “harasser,” pointing at him.
He said he had never seen her before.
During questioning, he stated that he was standing about two meters away from the victim inside the bus. He described feeling shocked and said he chose not to respond at first.
He claimed the victim then pulled out her phone and began filming him, mentioning she’d expose and imprison him. When confronted with viral footage, he admitted it was him, saying he only “tried to cover the camera” to stop being filmed.
A key part of his testimony is his claim that “other passengers defended him.” He told investigators that people on the bus insisted he had “not approached the woman” and encouraged him not to “lose his rights.” He mentioned the man holding the prayer beads who spoke up, as well as women on the bus who allegedly said he was “physically distant” from the victim.
He also acknowledged the verbal harassment, where he said a comment about her clothing after she repeatedly referenced religion, saying he was“reacting” while defending himself.
The bus later stopped near two police officers after the victim reportedly got off and spoketothem. The accused said officers tried to board the bus, but passengers intervened and told them he had donenothing.
He later went to the police station voluntarily after being asked to give his statement, emphasizing that he “he was not arrested” and would not have turned himself in if he had committed an offense.
The case remains under review as authorities examine statements and circulating videos to determine what happened.
Full Statements
Source: Cairo 24
Q: What is your occupation?
A: I am a metalworker at the BRT bus station.
Q: Which station do you work at specifically?
A: I work at the Baron station.
Q: Where exactly is that station located?
A: It’s in front of Baron Compound.
Q: When and where did the incident you mentioned occur?
A: It happened yesterday, Sunday, February 8, 2026, at around 5:30 PM.
Q: Why were you at that place and time?
A: I had taken a public bus to go to Dar El Salam like I do every day.
Q: What happened while you were on the bus heading home?
A: I was standing when suddenly a woman started shouting “thief” and “harasser” and pointed at me.
Q: Who is this woman who accused you?
A: I don’t know her. I’ve never seen her before in my life.
Q: Do you remember her description?
A: She was wearing a lip ring.
Q: Do you remember what she was wearing?
A: She was dressed in black. I don’t remember exactly.
Q: What did she do while inside the bus?
A: She kept shouting “thief” and “harasser.”
Q: Where were you at that moment?
A: I was on the bus with her.
Q: How far were you from her?
A: About two meters.
Q: Was she pointing at you while shouting?
A: Yes, she was pointing at me.
Q: What was your reaction?
A: I stayed where I was and didn’t speak. I was shocked.
Q: Why did you remain silent?
A: I was shocked because after the bus had been moving for about fifteen minutes, she suddenly started shouting those accusations.
Q: Do you remember how the passengers reacted?
A: Yes.
Q: What was their reaction?
A: The passengers stood by me and told me not to stay silent and not to lose my rights.
Q: What did the woman do while you were silent?
A: She took her phone out of her pocket and tried to film me.
Q: How did you know she was filming you?
A: She said she would expose me and have me imprisoned.
Q: How did you respond to that?
A: I stayed where I was while people were trying to calm me down and responding to her.
Q: So the passengers defended you?
A: Yes, they defended me.
Q: Who exactly defended you?
A: All the passengers on the bus.
Q: Can you mention specific examples of how they defended you?
A: One man holding prayer beads kept saying religion is innocent of you. The conductor said I hadn’t gone near her. Some women said I was far away from her.
Q: How did you react when passengers started defending you?
A: After she held up the phone and filmed me, I tried to stop her from filming.
Q: What do you mean by “tried to stop her”?
A: I tried to reach out and put my hand over the phone’s camera to stop her from recording.
Q: Did you take the phone from her hand?
A: No.
Q: Did your hand touch her phone?
A: No.
Q: What prevented that?
A: She was pulling away and some passengers were holding me back and telling me not to lose my rights.
Q: A video circulated online showing a man who looks like you trying to prevent a woman from filming inside a bus. Was that you?
A: Yes, that was me, and she was the one filming me.
Q: What did you mean when you said, “What do you know about religion dressed like that?”
A: She kept saying she would take me to prison in the name of religion. A passenger holding prayer beads told her, “What do you know about religion?” So I continued and said, “What do you know about religion dressed like that?” I didn’t mean anything specific about her. I was defending myself.
Q: What happened after that?
A: The bus stopped near two police officers. The woman got off and told them what happened. The officers wanted to get me off the bus, but I was surprised that the passengers kept defending me and prevented anyone from taking me.
Q: How did they defend you at that moment?
A: They told the officers I had done nothing and that she was falsely accusing me.
Q: What happened next?
A: She got off, and I continued home.
Q: The complainant stated in her testimony that you attempted to steal her phone. What do you say?
A: That did not happen.
Q: How were you apprehended?
A: I went to the police station myself after an officer asked me to come and explain what happened. No one arrested me because I didn’t do anything. If I had done something wrong, I wouldn’t have gone to the station after the videos spread.
