gatrccn 28 April lnd I ]t.y ronc turtier t3 Deopl. reF. dct.ined inItmi. and Interrogatcrt.s iuipcat.d n|.nbrrs of f!L!. On tO lt.y, nine otlhen rcrc talcn to l2oir Sr.te Securtty Court to be chaFg.d. Iurdbi Pol6t,P.t. Abbasrooul larr, ttuhtul l.h Abb.B loaul l!r[, Ari f Alyurtt.kt r, al i XorkrE2, Abalullah l6pan 6nd }|ith.t Uyanrt rara GoFmittcd to Suca P.ison rnItnir. Erdal C.l [m .nd Li,hmet fnio AnLl r.re r.l..tad, but l.tea iodjcted togethar rith th€ others. Abdullah Tdp.n rdt .lso.ondi!lon.lly reledied on 18 ray. 0n ?0 July the first hearing ln the ElU tri.l toot 9l.ce in lanlr State Seaurity Court. Il9ht defandanti rere prerenti alr ot theD in 9re-lri.l d.tention. All .lleg.d th.t they h.d b.en tortured during r nle rrogct i on. lluitull.h Abbasro0ull.r! handed over lo the courl . *rltt!n 5(atem.'r,l rn br,1ci he gave n detarled ac(ount ol iorture he rullered .l lrmrr Polrc€N44/962 s/2t387 E!9li6h Page 9 5.Unfa'irTrial Amnesty International isconcerned thatma-nypolitlC ..lprlsoners inlurkey havebeensentenced toimprisonment ordeathaftertrialswhichdldnot meet'internationally recognized minimum standards forfairtrials. InDecember 1989trialsinmilitary courtswerestillcontinuing despite thefactthatmartial lawwascompletely liftedinJuly1987.In Hay1984special courts knownasstatesecurity courtswereestablished 1n eightTurkishcities. However, thesestatesecurity courtsonlystarted to workaftermartial lawhadbeenliftedintheareaundertheir jurisdiction. Dlyarbakir StateSecurity Court,forinstance, onlystarted tooperate inJuly1987.Thesecourtshearcasesinvolving political offences committed after1May1984.TheirjuriSdiction, asprovided forin Article 143ofthe1982Constitution ofTurkey. coversoffences against the internal orexternal security oftheState. Article 15oftheUnitedNations Convention Against Torture andOther Cruel, Inhuman orDegrading Treatment orPunishment. ratified byTurkeyin August 1988,provides: "fa;hStatePart.vshallensure chacanyscate-ment ....J!ichis estAblished tohavebeenmadeasaresultofCorCure shallnotbe invoked asevid~nce inBnyproceedings. exceptag.inst aperson ilccused ofcor-cure 8Sevidence chatcheSC.cement vaSmade," However~ inonlyaveryfewCaseshav.military endst.tesecurity courtsinitiated investigations intoallegations modebeforethemthot statements giventotnepolicewereextracted unde~torture. Inmostcases theallegations wereeitherignored orthecourtdisclaimed responsibility fordealing withthesecomplaints. InIfewcasescourtsforwarded formal complaints tothe10cIlprosecutor's officeforinvestigation. Military .nO statesecurity courts. mQreover. haveaccepted statements eatr.acted under torture asevidence. InarecentcaseJlmirStateSecurity Courtr.ached Iverdict of guilty ~ithout having examined thedefendants' claimthattneirstatements tothepolicehadbeenextracted undertorture. Thetrialconcerned nin~ peopleCharged ~ith.embership oftheillegal organization Mt!imM (OctOber). Onthenlghtof27to28Aprl11989Huhtullah Abbas\ogullar\ anO Alilork..zwereapprehended inIzmir,clrrying leaflets andstickers signed
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on human rights violations in Turkey, specifically related to political prisoners and their treatment in court. It discusses the lack of fair trials, the use of torture to extract confessions, and the failure of courts to investigate allegations of torture. The text also mentions the establishment of special courts known as State Security Courts, which have been criticized for their lack of independence and due process.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights