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KILLER OF TURKISH-ARMENIAN JOURNALIST IS JAILED
EuroNews
July 25, 2011
France
The chief suspect in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant
Dink has been jailed for nearly 23 years by a court in Istanbul.
Dink, the editor of a bilingual newspaper, was shot dead four years
ago near his office in the city.
He had angered nationalists with articles referring to a Turkish
'genocide' of Armenians in 1915. Ankara denies any genocide took place,
claiming the killings occurred amid widespread unrest.
Suspect Ogun Samast was 17 and unemployed at the time of Dink's
assassination.
Last year, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey
had failed to protect the journalist, after being warned that
ultra-nationalists planned to kill him.
EuroNews
July 25, 2011
France
The chief suspect in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant
Dink has been jailed for nearly 23 years by a court in Istanbul.
Dink, the editor of a bilingual newspaper, was shot dead four years
ago near his office in the city.
He had angered nationalists with articles referring to a Turkish
'genocide' of Armenians in 1915. Ankara denies any genocide took place,
claiming the killings occurred amid widespread unrest.
Suspect Ogun Samast was 17 and unemployed at the time of Dink's
assassination.
Last year, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey
had failed to protect the journalist, after being warned that
ultra-nationalists planned to kill him.