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KILLER OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH JOURNALIST IS JAILED
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15264306,00.html
July 25, 2011
Germany
Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Dink was one of the
most prominent voices of Turkey's Armenian community
A Turkish court has sentenced the murderer of ethnic Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink to almost 23 years in prison. Dink was editor
of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos and was shot dead in
broad daylight in 2007.
The murderer of an Armenian journalist has been sentenced to nearly
23 years in prison by a court in Istanbul.
Armenian Hrant Dink was the editor of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian
weekly newspaper Agos, and Turkey's best known Armenian voice abroad.
Dink had angered nationalists with articles referring to a Turkish
"genocide" of Armenians in 1915 - a highly controversial topic in
Turkey. He was shot in broad daylight in January 2007 as he left his
office in Istanbul.
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:
Thousands protested in Istanbul following Dink's death
The suspect, Ogun Samast confessed to the crime and was initially
sentenced to life imprisonment. However the court reduced the sentence
to 21 and a half years, as he was underage at the time of the murder.
An additional 16 month jail term was awarded for possession of an
unlicensed weapon.
The case sent shockwaves through Turkey when it emerged that both
police and paramilitary forces knew of an assassination plot to kill
Dink but failed to act. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
ruled in September 2010 that the Turkish state had failed to protect
Dink's life and his freedom of expression. The Turkish government
was ordered to pay compensation to his family.
In June, jail terms of between four and six months were given to
paramilitary policemen for negligence over the murder. The men were
found guilty of ignoring intelligence pertaining to a plot to kill
the outspoken journalist.
Author: Catherine Bolsover (AFP, Reuters, dpa) Editor: Andreas Illmer
From: A. Papazian
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15264306,00.html
July 25, 2011
Germany
Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Dink was one of the
most prominent voices of Turkey's Armenian community
A Turkish court has sentenced the murderer of ethnic Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink to almost 23 years in prison. Dink was editor
of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos and was shot dead in
broad daylight in 2007.
The murderer of an Armenian journalist has been sentenced to nearly
23 years in prison by a court in Istanbul.
Armenian Hrant Dink was the editor of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian
weekly newspaper Agos, and Turkey's best known Armenian voice abroad.
Dink had angered nationalists with articles referring to a Turkish
"genocide" of Armenians in 1915 - a highly controversial topic in
Turkey. He was shot in broad daylight in January 2007 as he left his
office in Istanbul.
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:
Thousands protested in Istanbul following Dink's death
The suspect, Ogun Samast confessed to the crime and was initially
sentenced to life imprisonment. However the court reduced the sentence
to 21 and a half years, as he was underage at the time of the murder.
An additional 16 month jail term was awarded for possession of an
unlicensed weapon.
The case sent shockwaves through Turkey when it emerged that both
police and paramilitary forces knew of an assassination plot to kill
Dink but failed to act. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
ruled in September 2010 that the Turkish state had failed to protect
Dink's life and his freedom of expression. The Turkish government
was ordered to pay compensation to his family.
In June, jail terms of between four and six months were given to
paramilitary policemen for negligence over the murder. The men were
found guilty of ignoring intelligence pertaining to a plot to kill
the outspoken journalist.
Author: Catherine Bolsover (AFP, Reuters, dpa) Editor: Andreas Illmer
From: A. Papazian