Senior Daesh/ISIS terrorist remanded in custody in Türkiye

By Basak Akbulut Yazar

ISTANBUL (AA) - A senior executive of the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group, who was captured in Istanbul, has been remanded in custody by a court on Friday.

Terrorist Bashar Khattab Ghazal al-Sumaidai, codenamed Abu Zeid/Master Zeid, was captured in a successful operation by the Turkish intelligence and Istanbul police, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters on the plane after his three-day Balkan tour on late Thursday.

The terrorist, whose statement was taken by the Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigation Bureau of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, was transferred to the Istanbul Criminal Court of Peace on Duty.

Accompanied by his lawyer, the terrorist was remanded in custody by the Istanbul Criminal Court of Peace on charges of "violating the Constitution."

A UN Security Council report published on July 11, 2022, said the terrorist took part in the management of the terror group.

According to the report, on Feb. 3, Daesh leader Amir Muhammad Sa'id Abdal-Rahman al-Salbi was killed in a US-led operation in Atmah, near the Turkish border, and on March 10, the Daesh/ISIS announced that Abu l-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi would take his place.

Although the actual identity of Abu al-Hassan has not yet been determined, it is considered among the member states that this person is most likely al-Sumaidai from Iraq.