They were students in high schools, when they were taken under police custody and were subjected to rape.
"DO NOT SILENCE FOR TORTURE"
National Institute of Forensic Medicine has been delaying the necessary medical examination for 2.5 years.
Two high school students, Nazime Ceren Salmanoğlu and Fatma Deniz Polattaş, were taken under custody on 8 March 1999 at Yenişehir Security Directorate in İskenderun Province and they were raped during the detention period. The trial against police officers who were involved in the rape crime is still pending. Next hearing will be held on 30 March 2004 at 09:00 a.m at the İskenderun Heavy Penal Court.
Relevant medical reports were forwarded to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine on July 2001. However, the National Institute of Forensic Medicine has not examined the victims yet. Although the victims have had medical treatment in the Çapa Hospital in İstanbul, the National Institute of Forensic Medicine has not carried out required medical examination yet. Accordingly, we believe that this attitude of the institute indicates it is not impartial.
We invite the National Institute of Forensic Medicine to take necessary steps to change its attitude concerning torture cases and to end its role to protect criminals.
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION