4.  The first applicant, Fehime Ete (hereafter referred to simply as “the applicant”), was born in 1960 and lives in Siirt. 5.  On 21 October 2001 the applicant was arrested and taken into police custody on suspicion of aiding members of an illegal armed organisation. She was remanded in custody on 24 October 2001. 6.  However, at the request of the Governor of the State of Emergency Region and the public prosecutor, pursuant to Article 3 (c) of Law-Decree 430, which allowed them to take further measures within the framework of the state of emergency, a single judge at the Van State Security Court authorised, on 25 November 2001, the applicant's transfer from prison to the Diyarbakır gendarmerie command for further interrogation for a duration not exceeding ten days. This period was extended by the same court for another ten days on 5 December 2001. The objection lodged by the applicant's lawyer against this decision was dismissed on 7 December 2001. 7.  Between 25 November and 12 December 2001, the applicant was held in the Diyarbakır and Siirt gendarmerie command. On 12 December 2001 the applicant was returned to prison. 8.  The subsequent criminal proceedings brought against the applicant ended with her acquittal.