Human Rights in Turkey
Rights Violations in Conditional Release and Probation Practices – Mahsum Bilem

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VICTIM : Mahsum Bilem
INCIDENT : A prisoner who has been in prison for 30 years was not released despite completing his sentence execution period on the grounds that he was “not considered well-behaved.”
LOCATION : Kırşehir, Turkey
SITUATION : He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the State Security Court (DGM) in 1996.

Case Summary

Mahsum Bilem, who is being held in Kırşehir Prison, was not released on the grounds that he was “not considered well-behaved.” Although the prisoner has spent 30 years in prison and completed the required sentence execution period, the Administrative and Observation Board decided during its assessment on 25 May that he did not qualify as well-behaved, stating that he had not developed sufficient awareness regarding the offense. The Board postponed the next evaluation concerning the prisoner until 8 December. It was also noted that the prisoner had not been subject to any administrative investigation and that no disciplinary record had been issued against him. Attention was once again drawn to the need to prevent broad administrative powers from turning into arbitrary practices.

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Contact

Kırşehir Type S Closed Penal Institution

Phone: 0386 213 0144 – 0386 213 0155

Mail:  kirsehir.stkcik@adalet.gov.tr 

General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses

Phone: (0312) 507 04 00 – (0312) 507 04 01

Mail: cte@adalet.gov.tr 

Ministry of Justice – Republic of Türkiye

Phone: +90 (0312) 417 77 70

Mail: info@adalet.gov.tr

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