▁Council ▁The ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁Offic ers ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Revolution ary ▁Command ▁Council ▁( R CC ) — the ▁r uling ▁body ▁that ▁ruled ▁Egypt ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁coup — in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁revolution ' s ▁success . ▁However , ▁Sed d ik ▁quickly ▁began ▁express ing ▁opposition ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁R CC ' s ▁dec isions , ▁especially ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁two ▁Commun ist ▁workers ▁who ▁inc ited ▁strik es ▁in ▁fact ories ▁in ▁Ka fr ▁el - D aw war ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁According ▁to ▁A hm ad ▁Ham r ous , ▁a ▁Free ▁Officer ▁himself , ▁Sed d ik ▁said , ▁" any ▁chance ▁I ▁ever ▁had ▁of ▁co oper ating ▁with ▁them ▁became ▁impossible . ▁I ▁could ▁not ▁possibly ▁allow ▁myself ▁to ▁go ▁down ▁in ▁history ▁as ▁someone ▁who ▁had ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁Council ▁that ▁abol ished ▁civil ▁libert ies , ▁sent enced ▁workers ▁to ▁death ▁and ▁placed ▁patri ots ▁in ▁j ail ." ▁ ▁He ▁submitted ▁his ▁res ignation ▁from ▁the ▁Revolution ▁Command ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁later ▁visited ▁Switzerland , ▁disappear ing ▁from ▁public ▁life . ▁Sed d ik ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁after ▁Gam al ▁Ab del ▁N asser ▁removed ▁N agu ib ▁from ▁the ▁presiden cy , ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁months .