“On 18 December 2003 Ms Altın lodged a complaint with the Public Prosecutor against the police officers involved in the operation, stating that her brother had not been a member of an illegal organisation and that when she had visited the premises a few days after the incident a woman had told her that her brother had been killed outside the building, after having been transported there. According to the expert report, traces of gunpowder had been found on Hüseyin Altın’s right hand and on both İbrahim Kılıç’s hands.
18 Aralık 2003’te Esma Altın savcılığa, operasyona katılan polisler hakkında suç duyurusu yaptı, kardeşinin PKK mensubu olmadığını, polise ateş açmadığını ve kardeşinin yakalandıktan sonra, bina dışına götürülerek öldürüldüğünü gören bir tanık olduğunu ifade etti. Olay yeri inceleme ve otopsi uzmanları ise Altın ve Kılıç’ın elinde barut izi olduğunu raporladı.