He has been in and out of jail because of his activities with the Unemployment Comittee, and was seriously injured at least once after being attacked by riot police in 2005, leaving him on crutches for several weeks.
لقد دخل وخرج من السجن بسبب نشاطه من لجنة البطالة, وأصيب إصابة خطيرة مرة على الأقل بعد أن هوجم من شرطة مكافحة الشغب في 2005, لتتركه على الكرسي لأسابيع.