Istanbul 27th Criminal Court released seven ISIS members, who were arrested for their suspected involvement in the attack at Istanbul’s Reina nightclub, which left 39 people dead and 79 wounded on 1 January 2017.

A total of 57 suspects are being tried in the case, with Abdulkadir Masharipov facing 40 aggravated life sentences, one for each of the victims and one for the massacre itself, and up to 2,397 years in jail for the deadly armed attack.

After deliberations, the court released ISIS suspects C.Ç., M.J., S.B., A.T., M.K., K.K. and M.M. and set the date for a new session to 26 March 2018.

GANGS FEEL AT HOME IN TURKEY

ISIS gangs who were arrested after escaping from YPG/YPJ in Northern Syria demands to stand trial in Turkey because of light sentences given by Turkish courts. Recently an Australian ISIS gang member Neil Christopher Prakash appealed to Turkish authorities to refuse an extradition request by the Australian government and stated that he wants to stand trial in Turkey.