£kim.Thele6flets andstickers referred to1HayasInternational labour Day. Between 28Apriland1Maysomefurther 13peopleweredetained in lzmirandinterrogated assuspected members ofEk;m.On10May.nineof themwere ta~entoIzmlrStateSecurity CourttobeCharged. Turab;Polat, Pa~aAbbas\ogullart. Huhtullah Abbaslogul1arl, Ar;fAkyurtlakl\. All KorkmaztAbdullah TapanandHithatUyan\kwerecommitted toSucaPr;son1n Izmir.£rdal ~allmandM~hmet £minAnlkwerereleased, butlaterindicted togetner withtheothers. Abdullah Tapanwasalsoconditlonally released on 18Mc:lY. On20Julytheffrsthearing inthl:!fklmtrialtookploce;nIzmir StoteSecurity Court. Elghtdefendants werepresent; si.ottheminpre~ trialdetention. Allalleged thattheyhadbeentortured during interrogation. Muhtullah Abbas\o§ull~rl handedovertothecourta~rltt~n statemer,t 10'Iot,icnhegaveadeta'ilti'd account oftorture he!oufft!red CltIzmlr h:lllC~AJ44/962 8/21387 En9"lish Page9 I••~ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryN44/962 s/ 21347 En9lish Page 10 "l'JEet that the el...rtc shoclis s.arced- t eas suspendcd n.ked bt t I an s snd so'echtn9 !a! fr.r€J .o ny penis. I tuddenly teit a hotttbte pzir. And only renenbcr ti.re t 'as junpinE. t tainted. Uhen I regtncd conscjousress 1 lound.nrselt lyinE on ny back 6nd.his t)ne thev aPPl)e: the aortute ao nv nippics, tny snall Eoe.nd s,oa)) tinger. This.enc oi far sone rjl'e durtni'thich I lainted sev€tal ti'€s. To esctPe f'.Jraher tortu!' l tEr{ed .o slior' rh€n an orraniaetionzl !)at, .lthovgi I did noa knou of ar'\' tL.t be)ongine Eo Ehe ortanization. Ey ain u.5 to tea btc.ahint tiae ln hi3 patition to the couit luhtull!h Abbas106ullrrr' turther stat€c thst, follotvlng two unsuacessf!l a!tetnpts to di3cover such d tlat' tortur€ ras i ncreased. He conti nu€d: "The officers attacked De.ljke hu''Srv eo)ve'. 7 srarred ro be-Ire!€ .hac sb€)' vere Boinl to *ill n.. I had .o nake ts choice betveen i\Ic 6r! death. t eould hsve kitted lrtvs.), if t htd had the oPPortunit).. Fin;jjr l eccused ttv brother Pata of beine br suPcrlot rn .he orstntzEt ion tr'6jrlr:! his nane 1 esctPed dealh " In cour! lluhlull6h Abblstooull.rr.dnitted thot he h.d distribule6 th! leltlets r/ith Ali Kortm.:, but deniad b€ing . m€fibcr of.ny illcgal organi:ation. 6. !!.s-.9e$.!-!e!.s.!lr Tlrlay yr! the only Councll ol EtroPa |nctnb.r 5t!te th6t aal't'lad out
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report or testimony about human rights violations in Turkey, specifically related to the arrest and torture of individuals suspected of being members of an illegal organization. The text describes the events leading up to the arrest, the torture that occurred during interrogation, and the subsequent trial. The focus is on the human rights abuses rather than economic, environmental, or scientific issues.

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