Last updated: April 27, 2024: 02:27
Yesterday, Friday, a Turkish court issued a life imprisonment sentence for a Syrian woman named Ahlam Al-Bashir, after convicting her in the case of the bombing that occurred on the famous “Istiklal” Street in Istanbul in 2022 and claimed the lives of six people. “Not Syrian.” A Turkish journalist questions the nationality of the Istanbul bomber Arabs and the world Türkiye is “not Syrian.” A Turkish journalist questions the nationality of the Istanbul bomber The court issued a total of seven life imprisonment sentences to Ahlam, on charges of “premeditated murder as a result of the bombing” and “harming the unity of the state,” and she was the one whom the police accused of planting the bomb on the famous street in central Istanbul, according to what was reported by Reuters. Maximum life imprisonment sentences are the harshest sentences available, after Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2002, because they do not offer any chance of parole. The case also included more than 30 other defendants. Four of them were released, while the court ordered a separate trial for ten defendants because they were not found. Twenty defendants were also sentenced to prison terms ranging from four years to life imprisonment. Among these twenty, aggravated life sentences were issued against six people on charges of “undermining the unity and integrity of the state” and “premeditated murder.” Al-Bashir, who had left the scene in a taxi after the explosion, was arrested and admitted that she had links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is banned in Turkey. Türkiye accused Kurdish militants of responsibility for the explosion. While the Kurdistan Workers’ Party denied its involvement in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for it. A bomb placed inside a bag exploded on the tourist “Istiklal” Street near Taksim Square in Istanbul, on November 13, killing six people and wounding about 100 people on the street crowded with shoppers and tourists.Severe life sentences were imposed on six people on charges of “undermining the unity and integrity of the state” and “premeditated murder.” Al-Bashir, who had left the scene in a taxi after the explosion, was arrested and admitted that she had links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which is banned in Turkey. Türkiye accused Kurdish militants of responsibility for the explosion. While the Kurdistan Workers’ Party denied its involvement in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for it
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Posted on April 27, 2024
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