A Turkish court decided to release 13 suspects out of 35, 29 under arrest and all facing charges of “being a member of the Islamic State” and “attempting to overthrow the constitutional order” in an ongoing trial.
All of the suspects confessed to being members of the Islamic State. One of the suspects said that the place which was allegedly used as the IS’ propaganda centre was a small mosque in İstanbul’s Sultanbeyli district. The suspect claimed that the police often controlled this mosque, which is nearby a police station, adding that some police officers told them “they are pleased to see such places”.
Despite the fact that the suspects were on trial on charges of “membership to an armed terror organisation”, the court decided to release 13 of them on parole.
15 ISLAMIC STATE SUSPECTS RELEASED
Detained during a police operation last week, 15 Islamic State suspects were released by another court on April 20.
Anti-terror police forces conducted an operation on April 11 in the Turkish city of Konya and took 15 Islamic State suspects into custody.
Many ‘organizational documents’ were seized during the police operation. After being interrogated by the police, the suspects were pressed charges of being member to ISIS.
However, 15 suspects were released in Konya , 9 on parole.
