A/HRC/19/58 Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 645. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 19 cases to the Government; of those, five cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 12 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and two remain outstanding. Turkey Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 0 Cases clarified during the period under review: 1 Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Cases sent under the standard procedure Government Non-governmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 0 1 0 60 61 Number of cases on which the Government has replied Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) No 3 10 Urgent appeal N/A Government response N/A General allegation N/A Government response N/A Yes (2010/2011) Government response Yes (to PIL sent in 2010) Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit N/A Invitation extended N/A Prompt intervention 646. On 28 October 2011, the Working Group, jointly with two other special procedures mechanisms, transmitted a prompt intervention letter to the Government concerning the alleged arrests, in October 2011, of representatives of member associations of the EuroMediterranean Federation Against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED), Mr. Kemal Aydin, Mr. Selahattin Tekin and Mr. Cemal Bektas from Yakay-der, and Ms. Nahide Ormani from Mothers for Peace. Information from the Government 647. The Government transmitted three communications to the Working Group. 648. In the first communication, dated 18 March 2011, the Government replied to a prompt intervention letter transmitted on 7 January 2010, regarding the reported harassment suffered by Mr. Muharrem Erbey, a human rights defender who works, inter alia, on cases of enforced disappearances. 649. The Government reported that the Chief Public Prosecutor initiated an investigation pertaining to the activities of the Koma Civaken Kurdistan terrorist organization. It further reported that, as a result of the operations carried out by several public authorities, 37 people, including Mr. Erbey, taken into custody and immediately before a judge on 25 December 2009. Moreover, the Government informed the Working Group that Mr. Erbey was brought before the Chief Public Prosecutor within 24 hours, without his statement 126