Prisoner Mehmet Ali Yaşa, who was released 74 days before completing his 30-year sentence in Malatya T Type Closed Prison, has died. Yaşa suffered from advanced cancer, and his lawyer applied to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to suspend the execution of his sentence. It was decided to suspend the execution of the sentence for 6 months.

Yaşa was released on 16 February 2024, and was first treated at Malatya Training and Research Hospital. He died 45 days ago in Finland, where he went for treatment and to see his family. His funeral will be in Yeniköy Cemetery in Rezan district of Amed center after the necessary procedures.