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30 Turkey Public Officials to be Prosecuted for Aiding, Abetting Dink's murder
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11.18.2011
A prosecutor overseeing an investigation into claims of negligence
by public officials in protecting Turkish-Armenian journalist
Hrant Dink, who was shot dead in 2007, has decided to prosecute 30
high-level public officials, including Ä°stanbul's former governor
and police chief, on charges of "aiding and abetting murder" instead
of negligence, reports Today's Zaman.
The Anatolia news agency reported on Thursday that prosecutor
Muammer AkkaÅ~_ recently filed a non-prosecution order for the
30 suspects on negligence charges after the denial of permission
from the Ä°stanbul Governor's Office to launch a probe against the
suspects. The Ä°stanbul Prosecutor's Office appealed the decision
at the Ä°stanbul Regional Administrative Court, but the court ruled
that the 30 public officials could not be prosecuted on charges of
negligence due to a lack of evidence.
The Ä°stanbul Prosecutor's Office then filed a non-prosecution order
with regards to the charges of negligence and has reportedly decided
to move forward with the investigation by filing charges against the
suspects of aiding and abetting the commission of Dink's murder.
The initial investigation, which includes former Ä°stanbul Governor
Muammer Guler and former Ä°stanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah,
was launched following repeated demands from Dink family lawyers
that a new investigation be launched into several public officials
who were allegedly negligent in their duty to protect Dink.
From: Baghdasarian
epress.am
11.18.2011
A prosecutor overseeing an investigation into claims of negligence
by public officials in protecting Turkish-Armenian journalist
Hrant Dink, who was shot dead in 2007, has decided to prosecute 30
high-level public officials, including Ä°stanbul's former governor
and police chief, on charges of "aiding and abetting murder" instead
of negligence, reports Today's Zaman.
The Anatolia news agency reported on Thursday that prosecutor
Muammer AkkaÅ~_ recently filed a non-prosecution order for the
30 suspects on negligence charges after the denial of permission
from the Ä°stanbul Governor's Office to launch a probe against the
suspects. The Ä°stanbul Prosecutor's Office appealed the decision
at the Ä°stanbul Regional Administrative Court, but the court ruled
that the 30 public officials could not be prosecuted on charges of
negligence due to a lack of evidence.
The Ä°stanbul Prosecutor's Office then filed a non-prosecution order
with regards to the charges of negligence and has reportedly decided
to move forward with the investigation by filing charges against the
suspects of aiding and abetting the commission of Dink's murder.
The initial investigation, which includes former Ä°stanbul Governor
Muammer Guler and former Ä°stanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah,
was launched following repeated demands from Dink family lawyers
that a new investigation be launched into several public officials
who were allegedly negligent in their duty to protect Dink.
From: Baghdasarian