E/CN.4/1994/31 page 119 belonging to PKK and engaging in activities on its behalf and providing it with assistance. On 2 March 1993 the file had been transmitted by the magistrate’s court to the Court of National Security of Diyarbakir. The four suspects had been released on 19 April 1993 and on the same day the Court had decided to acquit them. 573. As for Mehmet Mustak, the Government stated that he had appeared before the Procurator of Cizre on 17 March 1993 and been referred that day to the magistrate’s court of Mardin, which had decided to detain him and had transmitted the file to the Procurator’s Office of the Court of National Security of Diyarbakir. On completion of the procedure, the Procurator’s Office had initiated public proceedings on a charge of "belonging to the terrorist organization PKK". The case was continuing, although the suspect had been released on 4 May 1993. 574. Hasan Durna, Cafer Oral, Gültekin Gölçek, Ozcan Ozgen, Saime Bölügiray (female), Düzgün Gök, Nurettin Topuz and Ayhan Uzala were arrested in a police operation in Istanbul starting on 22 April 1993 and were being held incommunicado, without access to their lawyers, at the anti-terror branch of Istanbul police headquarters. The prosecutor had reportedly given the police permission to hold the detainees in custody until 7 May. (4 May 1993) 575. Cahide Sener and Murat Sener were allegedly arrested by the police on 12 June 1993 at Yildiz bakal, Samfistik sok, Birlik appartman 2, Istanbul. They were reportedly in custody at the Gayret Tepe prison, Terörle Mucadele Sube and, according to witnesses, they had seriously been tortured. (15 June 1993) 576. On 29 October 1993 the Government replied that these persons had been released on 24 and 26 June respectively. They had never filed a complaint alleging that they had been tortured. 577. Aysu Baykal (female), Mehmet Ali Beyhan and Sevinç Sahingöz: the first two persons were reportedly arrested on 5 June 1993 by the police in the Sincan district of Ankara, whereas Sevinç Sahingöz was brought to Ankara from Yozgat. They were all reported to be held at the anti-terror branch of Ankara police headquarters, and the State Security Court Prosecutor had given permission for the detainees to be held until 18 June. They were allegedly being held incommunicado without access to legal counsel. (17 June 1993) 578. With respect to these cases the Government replied that these persons had been arrested under suspicion of having links with terrorist groups. After interrogation the judicial authorities had issued an order of detention against Mehmet Ali Bayhan and Aysu Baykal and released Sevinc Sahingöz. While in custody, they had never been subjected to ill-treatment. 579. Türkan Balaban, Gülay Yücel, Meral Yücel, Zeynep Arikan, Necla Can, Ilker Alcan, Tuncer Bagdatlioglu, Fatma Gülten Sesen, Kamil Gülbag, Kudret Sarigül, Ethem Elma, Ali Ibrahim Soganci, Meltem Onder, Solmaz Artat, Mehmet Demir, Kemal Isik, Tarik Tolnay and Savas Dörtyol were reportedly arrested in a police operation in Istanbul on the afternoon of 21 June 1993.