KURDWATCH, July 29, 2012—On June 12, 2012, the Criminal Court in al‑Hasakah released Jiwan Yusuf Yusuf (b. 1986 in al‑Qamishli) against a bond of fifty thousand Syrian lira. Yusuf was arrested on September 4, 2008 after unknown persons fatally shot two police officers [further information on the case].