Many different figures, including Zyad Elelaimy, Hisham Fouad, Omar El-Shenety and Hossam Moanis, were arrested on 25 June 2019 on charges of "bringing down the state"; however, the people involved were part of an alliance called the Coalition of Hope that was considering contesting the parliamentary election.[8] Other organizations involved in the alliance included the Civil Democratic Movement.[9] One source indicated that the reason for the arrests was the unwillingness of the alliance to cooperate with the NSA.[3]