99_33 interference 33. On 9 October 2001 the Ministry of Interior sent a letter to the public prosecutor, and relying on Article 4 of Law No. 4483 requested that no action be taken against the accused persons. The Ministry considered that the force used by the police was justified and legal in the circumstances of the case. In the letter, it was stated that the officers were under an obligation to disperse the demonstrators, who had organised an illegal meeting. As a result, on 29 January 2002 the Ankara public prosecutor decided not to take any action concerning the complaint lodged by the applicants.