70 years old sick prisoner Ibrahim Akbaba, held in the Edirne Type F Closed Prison, suffered a cardiac arrest as he was giving his deposition through the video conferencing system SEGBIS. Akbaba lost his life after the cardiac arrest as he was connected to the hearing held in Mardin Heavy Penal Court No.3.

Akbaba had been exiled to the Edirne Type F Closed Prison from the Mardin Type E Closed Prison on December 6, 2017.

He had been arrested in February 2017. He had advanced diabetes, cataracts and cardiac issues. He had gone through an open heart surgery, and had lost full mobility in his hands due to a stroke he suffered in 2015. He also had a prosthethic leg due to his diabetes.