E/CN.4/1991/17 page 57 181. On 3 August 1990 the Government replied that the 13 persons concerned were taken into custody in Diyarbakir and Silvan during operations carried out in relation with the activities of the "terrorist organization called PKK". All were treated in accordance with the legislation and released by the Diyarbakir State Security Court after the completion of investigations. "The competent authorities have established, after thorough examination, that the persons in question have not been subjected to any form of ill-treatment while in detention. These findings are confirmed by medical reports." 182. On 26 July 1990 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal to the Government of Turkey concerning the following persons: Hasan Beksek, M. Emin Kardes, Ismail Ay, Hanifi Yildiz, Zahit Bozaslan, Omer Kaplan, Resat Tune, Abdullah Soysal, Kenan Kizil, Huseyin Ekmen and Abdulcelil Kaplan. The above-mentioned persons were reportedly arrested on 19 July 1990, together with several others, including former political prisoners, and are being held incommunicado either at Diyarbakir police headquarters or by the Anti-Riot Police in Diyarbakir. Fears have been expressed that they may be interrogated under torture. 183. On 20 November 1990 the Government of Turkey provided the following information about the situation of the above-mentioned persons: Zahit Bozaslan and Resat Tune were released on 1 August 1990. "Reports of the Diyarbakir Forensic Medical Department confirm that (they) were not subjected to any kind of ill-treatment under detention and interrogation. None of (them) filed a complaint against the relevant authorities for having been subjected to torture. As regards Emin Kardes, Abdullah Soysal, Ismail Ay, Hasan Beksek, Omer Kaplan and Huseyin Ekmen (of whom the latter was released on 20 July 1990, and the others were charged), all were duly examined by doctors. Medical reports confirm that their physical and mental integrity was not offended". None of them filed a complaint or made a statement to the contrary. Hanifi Yildiz was released on 3 August 1990. Kenan Kizil and Abdulcelil Kaplan are at large, and are sought by the police for alleged connections with terrorist organizations. 184. On 13 August 1990 the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal to the Government of Turkey concerning the following persons: Siddik Tan, Abdulhadi Celik, Metin Tan, Rezan Tan, Emin Ekinci, Emin Ergin, Salih Aktan, Emin Guven, Zeynel Abidin Celik, Mehmet Tasan, Ramazan San, Mahmut Atlir, Faysal Celik, Hayrettin Celik and Adem Gokmen. The first two aforementioned persons were reportedly arrested on or around 18 July 1990. Their detention period was reportedly extended on 26 July 1990 for another 15 days. All the others, together with another five detainees whose names were not reported, were reportedly arrested on or around 31 July 1990. All were detained in Batman and were later taken to Siirt Regimental Gendarmerie Headquarters, where they have been held incommunicado. It was alleged that in recent years many of the detainees named above had been subjected to torture and fears were therefore expressed that they may be interrogated under torture. 185. On 20 November 1990 the Government of Turkey provided detailed information about the following persons: Siddik Tan, Metin Tan, Rezan Tan, Abdulhadi Celik, Emin Ekinci, Emin Ergin, Salih Aktan, Ramazan Sait, Mehmet Tastan, Mehmet Atlig, Faysal Celik, Hayrettin Celik, Adem Gokmen, Hasan Tiftik, Muhittin Tekin and Nedim Kaya (as to the other two persons mentioned in the urgent appeal, Emin Guven and Zaynel Abidin Celik, it was