Sinan Sütpak was arrested in the Hilvan (Curnê Reş) district of Urfa (Riha) on 3 May 1993, and sentenced to life imprisonment by the unlawful State Security Court of the time with a political decision.

Sütpak was deported to Urfa, Adiyaman (Semsûr), Bursa, Maraş and Yozgat T Type Closed Prisons during his captivity.

The prisoner's sentence was completed on 3 May 2023. However, his release was postponed for 3 months in line with the report stating "not good behavior" arbitrarily prepared by the Prison Administration and Monitoring Board. After that, the release was prevented for three months each time.

The sixth time, Sütpak's release was postponed for another 6 months on the grounds that he continued to show "not good behavior".

It was learned that Sütpak, who appeared before the Prison Administration and Monitoring Board on 7 August, was only asked by the board what job he would do after his release.

This board meeting, in which Sütpak said he would live in his village in Urfa, lasted less than a minute. The board arbitrarily blocked his release by claiming that he was "inclined to commit crimes."