▁arrested ▁for ▁viol ating ▁the ▁military ▁rules ▁for ▁announ cing ▁his ▁candid acy ▁without ▁seeking ▁the ▁General ▁Command ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁appro val , ▁which ▁" const it uted ▁clear ▁inc itement ▁against ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁driving ▁a ▁w edge ▁between ▁it ▁and ▁the ▁great ▁Egypt ian ▁people ." ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁accused ▁of ▁for ging ▁documents ▁to ▁f als ely ▁indicate ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁was ▁terminated . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁He ▁commanded ▁a ▁brig ade ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Def ence ▁Att ach é ▁to ▁Mor oc co . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁reported ly ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Air ▁Def ence ▁Division . ▁More ▁recently ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Air ▁Def ence ▁Forces ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁events ▁When ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Egypt ian ▁Revolution ▁began ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁An an ▁was ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁" for ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁meet ings ▁with ▁senior ▁American ▁officers ". ▁C ut ting ▁his ▁visit