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TURKISH GOVERNMENT MUST SHOW POLITICAL WILL TO SHED LIGHT ON DINK MURDER CASE
ArmInfo
2010-01-19 15:00:00
ArmInfo. The government of Turkey must show political will to shed
light on Hrant Dink murder case. An article under such a name was
published in Today's Zaman dedicated to the memory of a well-known
Armenian journalist shot dead on January 19, 2007.
The edition recalls that "three years after Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink was fatally shot outside his office by an
ultranationalist teenager, the investigation into his murder has
stalled as the suspected perpetrator and his immediate accomplices
have been put on trial, but those who masterminded the plot to kill
him still wait to be revealed". While the anniversary of Dink's
murder is being commemorated today with a series of ceremonies in
Turkey and abroad, Dink's lawyers, domestic and international rights
organizations and activists express their frustration that the murder
investigation has not been progressing. There is a lengthy list of
suspicious irregularities in the investigation, including deleted
records and hidden files suggestive of an attempted police cover-up",
the newspaper says.
According to one of one of the family lawyers Tuna, the majority of
the evidences indicate that the murder could be prevented, and all the
indications point to Dink's murder being part of a plan. "The security
personnel were informed beforehand about the assassination plot and
did not take steps to stop it. They are being protected by certain
authorities in an attempted cover-up. We are talking about the state's
security forces: the gendarmerie, police and intelligence agencies.
Therefore, it is the government which is supposed to demonstrate the
political will to make progress in Dink's murder".
ArmInfo
2010-01-19 15:00:00
ArmInfo. The government of Turkey must show political will to shed
light on Hrant Dink murder case. An article under such a name was
published in Today's Zaman dedicated to the memory of a well-known
Armenian journalist shot dead on January 19, 2007.
The edition recalls that "three years after Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink was fatally shot outside his office by an
ultranationalist teenager, the investigation into his murder has
stalled as the suspected perpetrator and his immediate accomplices
have been put on trial, but those who masterminded the plot to kill
him still wait to be revealed". While the anniversary of Dink's
murder is being commemorated today with a series of ceremonies in
Turkey and abroad, Dink's lawyers, domestic and international rights
organizations and activists express their frustration that the murder
investigation has not been progressing. There is a lengthy list of
suspicious irregularities in the investigation, including deleted
records and hidden files suggestive of an attempted police cover-up",
the newspaper says.
According to one of one of the family lawyers Tuna, the majority of
the evidences indicate that the murder could be prevented, and all the
indications point to Dink's murder being part of a plan. "The security
personnel were informed beforehand about the assassination plot and
did not take steps to stop it. They are being protected by certain
authorities in an attempted cover-up. We are talking about the state's
security forces: the gendarmerie, police and intelligence agencies.
Therefore, it is the government which is supposed to demonstrate the
political will to make progress in Dink's murder".