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EUROPEAN COURT DECLARED TURKISH STATE GUILTY OVER DINK CASE
Panorama
Sept 14 2010
Armenia
The European Court of Human Rights has found the Turkish state
guilty of failing to protect the life and freedom of expression of
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, the court said in a statement.
The case at the European court was initially investigating Dink's
conviction for insulting Turkishness in his column in the weekly Agos.
The journalist had brought the case against the Turkish state to the
European court.
After Dink was killed in front of his newspaper's building in
Istanbul in January 2007, his family opened an additional case at
the high court, accusing the Turkish state of failing to protect the
journalist's right to life.
The court found the Turkish state guilty on two charges - failing to
protect Dink's right to life and freedom of expression - and sentenced
the state to pay 133,595 euros to Dink's family in compensation and
an extra 28,595 euros to the court for expenditures, broadcaster
CNNTurk reported.
From: A. Papazian
Panorama
Sept 14 2010
Armenia
The European Court of Human Rights has found the Turkish state
guilty of failing to protect the life and freedom of expression of
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, the court said in a statement.
The case at the European court was initially investigating Dink's
conviction for insulting Turkishness in his column in the weekly Agos.
The journalist had brought the case against the Turkish state to the
European court.
After Dink was killed in front of his newspaper's building in
Istanbul in January 2007, his family opened an additional case at
the high court, accusing the Turkish state of failing to protect the
journalist's right to life.
The court found the Turkish state guilty on two charges - failing to
protect Dink's right to life and freedom of expression - and sentenced
the state to pay 133,595 euros to Dink's family in compensation and
an extra 28,595 euros to the court for expenditures, broadcaster
CNNTurk reported.
From: A. Papazian