Turkish court jails 5 Daesh convicts for terror charges

KIRSEHIR

A Turkish court on Thursday slapped five convicts with various jail terms for membership in the Daesh terror group, a judicial source said.

In central Kirsehir province, the local heavy penal court sentenced Halid Hayrettin Ismail Horuc, an alleged Daesh “emir” of Iraq’s northern city of Tal-Afar, to eight years and nine months in prison, along with his brother Samir Ismail Horuc.

The brothers were charged with being a member and part of the hierarchical structure of Daesh terror group.

In his plea, Halid Hayrettin Ismail Horuc said he was recruited by Daesh in 2014 when the terror group captured Mosul.

He later pleaded not guilty of being a Daesh member and Tal-Afar “emir”, saying he was in the city for three months.

Also convicted for the terror group membership, Muhammad Mohsin Abdulwahab Haider and Alya Ali Khalaft were sentenced to six years and three months each.

The court sentenced Manal Hairullah Ismael Horuc to four years and two months in prison on the same charge.

Reporting by Abdulah Yildiz:Writing by Cansu Dikme