In August 2014, Cairo's criminal court accused Mansour of torturing a lawyer in Tahrir Square in 2011; Mansour denied the charges, and "Al Jazeera" said the accusations were false. Mansour was convicted "in absentia" in October and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. "Al Jazeera" called the ruling unjust, and an effort to silence journalists. Interpol refused to issue a warrant.