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    Noyan Tapan News Agency
    Oct 14 2005

    TURKISH LAWYER CONSIDERS PUNISHMENT IMPOSED ON HRANT DINK TO BE
    INSUFFICIENT

    ISTANBUL, OCTOBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The lawyer of
    Mehmed Soykan, a party involved in the legal proceedings against
    Hrant Dink, editor of the "Akos" Armenian newspaper of Istanbul,
    submitted a claim to Turkish Cassation Court insisting that the
    punishment of 6 months imposed on Hrant Dink and the delay of the
    punishment contradicts the laws. As the "Marmara" daily informs
    referring to the "Anatolu" agency, the lawyer insists that the court
    had no right to impose a minimum punishment and to delay it. The
    lawyer also reminded that another legal proceedings against Hrant
    Dink continues in Urfa.

    To recap, by the decision of the court Hrant Dink was convicted to 6
    months' imprisonment for "insulting the national originality of the
    Turks." At the same time, in consideration of defendant's model
    behaviour during the trial, the court delayed the punishment, which
    means that Dink won't be imprisoned unless he repeats what he has
    done.

    In an article published in early 2004 Dink applied to Armenians
    calling up them to "give up hatred towards Turks, which poisons your
    blood."
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