E/CN.4/1995/34 page 144 On 30 October, 6 villagers and another son of Savme Durmaz, aged 10, were reported also to have been detained when they went to inquire about the fate of Savme and S ¸ükrü Durmaz. They were allegedly tortured and released two days later in very poor physical condition. 752. Gökhan Demirkiran was one of four persons reportedly arrested in Istanbul at a press conference during which a number of persons declared themselves to be conscientious objectors to military service. After his arrest he was allegedly tortured and wounds were observed on his body during a subsequent appearance in court. 753. Francos Marcos, a citizen of Kenya, was held in Silopi refugee camp near the border with northern Iraq. On 4 January 1994, the camp administration reportedly told the refugees to move their tents to an area near the perimeter of the camp covered with rubbish and excrement and the site of daily armed clashes between government troops and rebels. Many of the refugees resisted the order to move, whereupon the police allegedly fired shots into the air and drove armoured vehicles at the refugees assembled in the camp square. Francos Marcos was allegedly run over by a vehicle, which caused him severe injuries. Emergency surgery was performed on him at the State hospital in Diyarbakir. On 17 January he was certified fit for discharge, although he had been fitted with a urethral catheter which had to be changed every three weeks and could be removed only after two months. He was also prescribed bed rest for 30 days and orthopaedic supervision. It was alleged that he had been discharged prematurely because the Government was refusing to pay for his treatment and the hospital was unable or unwilling to cover the cost. He was being tentatively kept in the psychiatric ward due to emotional difficulties, but it was feared that he was not receiving adequate medical treatment for his injuries. 754. On 11 October 1994 the Government replied that Francisco Marcos had been injured when he was caught between the crowd and a stationary police vehicle. He was receiving treatment at the American Hospital in Gaziantep and would be discharged following his full convalescence. 755. Mehmet Sen, a member of the Democracy Party Provincial Management Committee, was reportedly arrested on 26 March 1994 at his cafe in Nizip, Gaziantep, by four policemen. They told Mehmet Sen that they were taking him to Security to give a statement, but when his wife inquired with the Security authorities in Nizip, Antep, Birecik and Urfa to determine the whereabouts of her husband, each denied that they had taken him into custody. On 30 March 1994, Mehmet Sen’s body, displaying signs of severe torture, was found in the mountains near the village of Karpuzalan. Although two bullet wounds were found neither had any traces of blood, seemingly indicating that he had previously died of torture. 756. Abdulrezak Ikincisoy and his two sons, Halil Ikincisoy and Mehmet Sah Ikincisoy, were arrested on 22 November 1993 and taken to Market police station in Diyarbakir. During the trip to the station they were allegedly continuously beaten. At the police station, Halil was further beaten and Abdulrezak was assaulted with an iron bar. The detainees were then transferred to riot police headquarters. There Halil was allegedly made to strip and was subjected to pressurized water and beatings. He was deprived of

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