Ill prisoner Ahmet Zenger (63) was detained in the village of Xirabaşeref in Idil (Hezex), in the province of Şirnak in 1993. He was tried at the State Security Court (DGM) and sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly disrupting the "unity and integrity of the State". He was released after 31 years on Thursday.

Zenger's family and friends welcomed him in front of Giresun Espiye L Type Closed Prison.

Ahmet Zenger's release was rejected 4 times because he did not accept to admit "regret" as the Administration and Observation Board wanted him to do.