A/HRC/7/10/Add.1 page 61 preventing a person from disseminating or expressing their religious beliefs through use of force or threat constitutes an offence according to the Turkish Penal Code. 258. The Government also sent an information note on the case. According to this note, it is reported that on 18 April 2007 the Directorate for Security of Malatya received a phone call from a person who reported that he was concerned about his friends working at the Zirve Publishing House and that he could not enter its premises as the door was not answered for a long time despite the fact that he heard noises coming from inside. The law enforcement officials immediately responded to the call and arrived at the premises of the Zirve Publishing House. While the officials were trying to break the lock of the door, a man was seen jumping from the balcony. The law enforcement officials, who later entered the flat, discovered three men lying on the floor with their hands and legs bound and seriously injured. A medical team was immediately dispatched to the crime scene. Despite the necessary medical intervention, the German citizen Mr. Tilman Ekkehart Geske and Mr. Necati Aydin, lost their lives at the scene due to the serious injuries they had sustained as result of the attacks. The third victim of the assault, Mr. Ugur Yüksel, who was found alive, was transferred to the nearest hospital but could not be saved since he was heavily injured. 259. The five suspects, who were trying to escape, were apprehended by the law enforcement authorities at the crime scene together with the weapons used in the crimes. An investigation was immediately launched in connection with the murder. A total of 13 persons, 8 of whom had direct links with those apprehended at the crime scene, were detained for their suspected involvement in the incident. The four suspects were arrested on the charges of murder, accomplicing to murder, depriving a person of liberty as well as terrorist charges under the Anti-terror law No. 3713. They are currently in Malatya E-Type Prison. The fifth suspect, who jumped from the balcony, was arrested on 19 May 2007 and sent to the same prison after he received medical treatment in the hospital. Further eight persons were later released, facing trial for their suspected involvement in the incident. The investigation is still under way. 260. During the investigation, the families of the deceased reported to the authorities that they did not receive any threats prior to their relatives’ murder and there was nothing to suggest that their lives were in danger. Close friends and business partners of the deceased also confirmed in their statements to the authorities that to their knowledge the deceased did not face an apparent threat, otherwise they would have taken precaution both in their private and business lives and would have reported any threats to the relevant authorities, which was apparently not the case. 261. Upon the request for protection by the wife of Mr. Geske, the family has been offered protection by the law enforcement officials, who accompany their children to school. The house of the other deceased, Mr. Aydin, has also been provided with protection. The Zirve Publishing House is under 24-hour protection by the security forces. After this incident, the law enforcement agencies conducted an inquiry in Malatya in order to identify as to whether the non-Muslim community is facing any similar threat due to their religion or sect. As a result, neither a threat nor an application for protection was reported to the authorities, except for a priest, who was rendered a protection order upon his application solely based on the last incident. 262. Regarding compensation for the victims or their families to redress the damages or losses that they sustain as a result of serious crimes, the Government informs that no such compensation scheme exists. However, individuals are entitled to claim compensation before the courts for any