An apology
The move from the two German men went viral and basically everyone online condemned their actions. They thought that it was very arrogant of them to fly to Egypt and knowingly break the law. On top of that, it was very disrespectful to the state of Egypt. The pressure was building up against them.
In the end, they were forced to write an apology to the Egyptian government for their actions. But they did not return the piece at the time of this story. The Egyptian government rejected their apology and wanted justice from the German government against the two students. Things were very heated.