E/CN.4/1994/31 page 125 608. Menice Kirtay was reportedly arrested in Mescit, Silvan, district of Diyarbakir, on 19 June 1992. According to the Government, no person by this name had ever been placed in police custody. Nor was there any record of any report having been made about this person by the Diyarbakir hospital. 609. Sükrü Yilmaz, was reportedly arrested on 4 March 1992 in Sagosele, Besiri. According to the Government, after a medical examination on 13 March 1992, the forensic physician of Besiri reported that he observed no signs of bodily injury. However, a report made on 14 March 1992, by the same forensic physician, indicated that there were bruises on his body. He had never made a complaint about his treatment. 610. In the light of this reply the sources informed the Special Rapporteur that Sükru Yilmaz had submitted a very detailed complaint (copy of which was available) to the public prosecutor in Batman on 16 March 1992 describing his torture. However, he might have revised his statement for the Besiri prosecutor as a result of undue pressure. 611. Bisenk Anik, aged 16, allegedly died in police custody in Sirnak on 25 March 1992. According to the Government, she committed suicide with a firearm while she was in police custody. 612. Sekvan Aytuq, allegedly detained in Sirnak on 14 May 1992: according to the Government, he was arrested at Sirnak on 25 May 1992. It was established that he was not subjected to any ill-treatment while he was in police custody, and that no one visited him during that time. 613. Abdullah Arisoy, Sait Arisoy, Halil Arisoy, reportedly arrested in Cizre on 30 June 1992: according to the Government, they were under no circumstances subjected to ill-treatment while in police custody. They had spread these allegations in order to influence and deceive the court and public opinion. 614. Ali Komak, Erdal Cecit, Ahmet Dagli, Abdulkadir Bingöl, Abdurrahman Aksoy, Abülhamit Tanriverdi, Emin Sores, Mahmut Kirmizigül, Faruk Sakik, Abdullah Yasin, Salih Baykara, Yusuf Sen, Aziz Sen, Nimet Elki, Ihsan Ogan, arrested in Cizre in July 1992: according to the Government, they were arrested in Cizre for belonging to the terrorist organization PKK. On 4 July 1992, they were taken to Sirnak where they were held. Legal proceedings were initiated against them. Aksoy, Dagli, Cecit and Bingöl were released in Cizre on 8 July 1992. 615. Yusufhan Zorba, Mehmet Sirin Zorba, Senar Turqut, Muhittin Aksin, Sakir Kanat, Cemal Kocak, Hüseyin Karakoyun, Sehmuz Karakoyun, Hayrettin Yacan and Salih Bagi allegedly arrested in Van in September 1991: according to the Government, the medical report made by the Mardin hospital indicated that these persons were not subjected to any ill-treatment or torture while they were in police custody. Furthermore, neither they nor their close relatives had filed any complaints with the courts to the effect that they were subjected to such practices.