Alleged victim(s) Date of arrest Alleged perpetrators Charge Description of treatment and/or injuries Access to a lawyer Remziye Dinc (17 years old), female Jan.-Feb. 1995 Village guard, Sican Village, Kozluk, Batman Raped while threatened with firearm that she would be revealed as PKK member. Gave birth to child as a result, shown to be child of the village guard. Complaint made. Village guard acquitted on ground that sex was consensual. High Court returned case to Court of First Instance on grounds that it was statutory rape. Case pending. 26. Okan Kablan (now 18 years old) 7 Feb. 1996 Istanbul General Security Directorate Political Beatings; Palestinian hanging; subjection to pressurized cold water; blindfolding; obliged to sign confession. Not known 27. Deyrim Öktem, female 5 Feb. 1996 Istanbul General Security Directorate Political 6-17 Feb. 1996: forced to strip, doused in cold water and placed in front of a fan with the window open; straight suspension; threats to make her miscarry (she was 1½ months pregnant at the time); squeezing of breasts; hitting breasts and rape with plastic stick; falaka; beating on stomach and back for 1½ hours, causing subsequent miscarriage. No Held on remand for 22 months. Released in Nov. 1997. Trial still pending. Claim filed against police. Results unknown. E/CN.4/1999/61/Add.1 page 39 25. Other

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