E/CN.4/1993/26 page 111 told by a doctor that he knew about the case, but that Sevgi Saymaz was not there. The parents then inquired at the State Hospital and were told that no patient was recorded under that name. They then appealed to the Adana State Prosecutor for permission to see their daughter which he allegedly promised to arrange. However, when the parents went to the Adana police headquarters to see their daughter, access was refused. Sevgi Saymaz was said to have been in good health before being detained and reportedly there was no resistance or violence when she was arrested. According to the sources the reported deterioration in her physical condition was the result of torture and fears were expressed that she might be subjected to further torture during interrogation in incommunicado detention. (7 April 1992) 515. On 4 June 1992 the Government informed the Special Rapporteur that after the murder of the head of the Adana police station maintenance and repair section and his driver by members of revolutionary units of the THKP/C Devrimci-Sol terrorist organization on 25 March 1992 Sevgi Saymaz had been arrested with the murder weapon. She was brought before the judicial authorities on 9 April 1992 after questioning and was remanded in custody. 516. Sekvan Aytu, President of the Human Rights Association branch in Sirnak, was detained on 14 May 1992 in Sirnak, on his return from a trip to Ankara, and held incommunicado at Sirnak police headquarters. His detention might have been related to the fact that Sekvan Aytu had provided information to human rights delegations and the press about human rights violations in the area during and after the Kurdish New Year. On the other hand, his name had appeared on a leaflet containing names of people threatened with death. (1 June 1992) 517. On 18 June 1992 the Government informed the Special Rapporteur that Sekvan Aytu was arrested by the Sirnak police on 14 May 1992. The arrest was prompted by depositions, confirmed by other evidence, of members of ERNK the armed wing of PKK arrested and indicted earlier. According to the depositions Sevkan Aytu had been active in ERNK's committee for the support of illegal activities through legal organizations. He had been held in police custody for 15 days with the approval of the State prosecutor. During that time no one from the outside had tried to get in touch with him. He was not subjected to ill-treatment. On 29 May he was brought before the prosecutor and charged. He is being held in Sirnak prison. At no point had he complained that he had received death threats. Nor had he asked for measures to ensure his safety. 518. Nihal Aslantürk, correspondent for the Mücadele political magazine in Trabzon, was reportedly arrested at her office, together with two other persons, and taken to the Trabzon police headquarters. She had reportedly been arrested and tortured on several occasions in the past. (10 June 1992) 519. On 10 August 1992 the Government stated that Nihal Aslantürk had been arrested and held in custody at Trabzon on 25 May 1992 because of evidence of involvement in the activities of the THKP/C Devrimci-Sol terrorist group. Following interrogation she was brought before the competent court on 27 May 1992 and committed to prison awaiting trial. A medical report dated 27 May 1992 attested that she had not been subjected to maltreatment while in police custody.