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DINK FAMILY CALLS ON MINISTERS TO IMPLEMENT ECHR DECISION
BIAnet.org
http://www.bianet.org/english/minorities/127620-dink-family-calls-on-ministers-to-implement-echr-decision
Feb 3 2011
Turkey
The family of slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink called on
state ministers to implement the finalized decision of the ECHR on
the Hrant Dink case. In a letter, the family urged for an effective
and in-depth investigation and a change of attitude to avoid further
violations.
Istanbul - Bia News Agency03 February 2011, Thursday The family of
slain journalist Hrant Dink addressed the Foreign Minister Ahmet
DavutoÄ~_lu, the Minister of the Interior, BeÅ~_ir Atalay, and the
Minister of Justice, Sadullah Ergin, with their written request to
enforce the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
regarding the murder of Hrant Dink. The decision was finalized on 14
December 2010.
Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink, then Chief Editor of the Armenian
Agos newspaper, was shot dead in front of the Agos office on 19
January 2007.
"Mentality needs to change to prevent further violations" The Dink
family called on the state institutions and the judicial offices to
fulfill their duty imposed by the ECHR decision. The international
court decided for a violation of rights related to the Dink case. The
Dink family also demanded to take the necessary measures to prevent
further violations.
It was emphasized in the letter that a reiteration of the violations
should be prevented by changing the attitude and the structure that
emerged from the violations. It was said that the violations should
be eliminated completely.
The letter dated 28 January 2011 was written on behalf of Dink's widow
Rakel Dink, their children Delal, Arat and Sera Dink, Hosrof Dink as
the brother of the killed journalist and family lawyer Fethiye Ã~Getin.
The letter claimed that the judiciary system, the concept of
judiciary and its practices should be reviewed in order to prevent
the reiteration of the violations of duty within state organs and
during the investigation of the assassination.
"Legal instruments of new investigations should be researched" The
Dink family demanded to investigate the people who did not fulfill
their legal responsibility when they failed to take precautionary
measures although they had information about the murder of Hrant Dink.
Additionally, they demanded an investigation by the prosecution into
the destruction, concealing and changing of evidence and also into
the connections between the defendants and the persons responsible
for treating the alleged prime suspect of the murder like a hero.
The family of the killed Turkish-Armenian journalist said that the
entire investigations carried out by the Trabzon prosecution which
resulted in impunity should be retried. However, they demanded that
this should be conducted directly by the prosecutors who investigated
the Hrant Dink murder and not within the scope of Law No. 4483 which
was determined not to be an effective way of investigation by the
ECHR decision.
Moreover, it was requested to investigate the inactivity of the
public officials regarding the failed prevention of the Dink murder
and the actuality of evidence for the murder being concealed under
Articles 314, 39, 220, 204 and 83 of the Turkish Criminal Law (TCK)
and Article 8/2 of the Criminal Procedural Law (CMK).
Effective and in-depth investigation The Dink family called for an
effective and in-depth research to determine what happened after the
murder. They also urged for a clarification whether the murder had
a racist background or not.
"It has to be confirmed whether the murder was motivated by racism and
whether prejudice based on ethnic origins played a role. Therefore,
prosecutors should be appointed that will investigate from one central
point the periods of time prior and subsequent to the murder under
this aspect".
It was also emphasized that attention should be drawn to the opinions
held by the Turkish judiciary considering the ECHR's decision for a
violation of freedom of expression of Hrant Dink prior to his death.
The Dink family stressed that obstacles before freedom of expression
should be lifted and that positive measures should be taken to protect
individuals from potential attacks on freedom of expression.
From: A. Papazian
BIAnet.org
http://www.bianet.org/english/minorities/127620-dink-family-calls-on-ministers-to-implement-echr-decision
Feb 3 2011
Turkey
The family of slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink called on
state ministers to implement the finalized decision of the ECHR on
the Hrant Dink case. In a letter, the family urged for an effective
and in-depth investigation and a change of attitude to avoid further
violations.
Istanbul - Bia News Agency03 February 2011, Thursday The family of
slain journalist Hrant Dink addressed the Foreign Minister Ahmet
DavutoÄ~_lu, the Minister of the Interior, BeÅ~_ir Atalay, and the
Minister of Justice, Sadullah Ergin, with their written request to
enforce the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
regarding the murder of Hrant Dink. The decision was finalized on 14
December 2010.
Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink, then Chief Editor of the Armenian
Agos newspaper, was shot dead in front of the Agos office on 19
January 2007.
"Mentality needs to change to prevent further violations" The Dink
family called on the state institutions and the judicial offices to
fulfill their duty imposed by the ECHR decision. The international
court decided for a violation of rights related to the Dink case. The
Dink family also demanded to take the necessary measures to prevent
further violations.
It was emphasized in the letter that a reiteration of the violations
should be prevented by changing the attitude and the structure that
emerged from the violations. It was said that the violations should
be eliminated completely.
The letter dated 28 January 2011 was written on behalf of Dink's widow
Rakel Dink, their children Delal, Arat and Sera Dink, Hosrof Dink as
the brother of the killed journalist and family lawyer Fethiye Ã~Getin.
The letter claimed that the judiciary system, the concept of
judiciary and its practices should be reviewed in order to prevent
the reiteration of the violations of duty within state organs and
during the investigation of the assassination.
"Legal instruments of new investigations should be researched" The
Dink family demanded to investigate the people who did not fulfill
their legal responsibility when they failed to take precautionary
measures although they had information about the murder of Hrant Dink.
Additionally, they demanded an investigation by the prosecution into
the destruction, concealing and changing of evidence and also into
the connections between the defendants and the persons responsible
for treating the alleged prime suspect of the murder like a hero.
The family of the killed Turkish-Armenian journalist said that the
entire investigations carried out by the Trabzon prosecution which
resulted in impunity should be retried. However, they demanded that
this should be conducted directly by the prosecutors who investigated
the Hrant Dink murder and not within the scope of Law No. 4483 which
was determined not to be an effective way of investigation by the
ECHR decision.
Moreover, it was requested to investigate the inactivity of the
public officials regarding the failed prevention of the Dink murder
and the actuality of evidence for the murder being concealed under
Articles 314, 39, 220, 204 and 83 of the Turkish Criminal Law (TCK)
and Article 8/2 of the Criminal Procedural Law (CMK).
Effective and in-depth investigation The Dink family called for an
effective and in-depth research to determine what happened after the
murder. They also urged for a clarification whether the murder had
a racist background or not.
"It has to be confirmed whether the murder was motivated by racism and
whether prejudice based on ethnic origins played a role. Therefore,
prosecutors should be appointed that will investigate from one central
point the periods of time prior and subsequent to the murder under
this aspect".
It was also emphasized that attention should be drawn to the opinions
held by the Turkish judiciary considering the ECHR's decision for a
violation of freedom of expression of Hrant Dink prior to his death.
The Dink family stressed that obstacles before freedom of expression
should be lifted and that positive measures should be taken to protect
individuals from potential attacks on freedom of expression.
From: A. Papazian