Despite having completed the term of his sentence, the release of Ali Şen, an ill prisoner in Yozgat No. 2 T Type Prison, has been postponed for the 5th time because he did not show "remorse".

Detained in Mersin in 1993, Şen was sentenced to life imprisonment by the State Security Court (DGM) on charges of "disrupting the unity and integrity of the state" after days of severe torture.

Şen completed the 30-year term of his sentence on 12 July 2023.

The Prison Administration and Monitoring Board (IGK) postponed Şen’s release five times on grounds such as "not showing remorse" and "not leaving the organization". Despite his many illnesses, Şen was not released, but was instead deported to Malatya, Yozgat, Konya, Silifke, Eskişehir, Tarsus and finally to Yozgat once again 2 years ago.

Call for sensitivity

Ismail Şen, the son of the ill prisone, said: "My father is not being released because he did not accept the imposition of repentance. If anything happens to my father in prison, the prison prosecutor and the prison administration will be responsible. Once again, both the prisoner and his family are being punished. My father is an ill prisoner and needs to be released and treated as soon as possible. My father’s release has been postponed for 3 months and 20 days this time. We ask all sensitive civil society organizations and the public to unite around ill prisoners and prisoners whose release has been prevented and to say stop to this cruelty."