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    Hurriyet, Turkey
    Dec 1 2012


    Ombudsman under fire for his verdict on Dink
    ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News

    Pressure is mounting for Turkey's newly elected first ombudsman to
    resign amid criticism from the family of slain Turkish journalist of
    Armenian origin Hrant Dink.

    Mehmet Ã-meroÄ?lu, a retired member of the Supreme Court of Appeals, is
    under pressure for his role in an appeals court verdict. He was one of
    the judges who approved the late Dink's sentence under Article 301 of
    the Turkish Penal Code, which outlaws `publicly insulting the Turkish
    nation,' in July 2006.

    Dink was assassinated on Jan. 19, 2007, after a long prosecution
    process on the grounds of Article 301, which was changed by the
    Turkish Parliament after his assassination.

    Dink's brother Hosof Dink said the appeals court verdict was the late
    journalist's death sentence. `Instead of calling those who gave this
    verdict to account, they are rewarded,' he said.

    Ã-meroÄ?lu was elected by Parliament as Turkey's first chief ombudsman
    on Nov. 27.

    The retired judge responded to the criticisms about the controversial
    Dink verdict, saying he was not even aware that the name in that case
    was `Hrant' since it was written as `Fırat,' Dink's official name in
    the registered documents, according to a daily Radikal report on Nov
    30.

    The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) also called for
    Ã-meroÄ?lu's resignation. `Under these circumstances, we can say the
    ombudsman body in Turkey was stillborn,' CHP deputy Atilla Kart said
    Nov. 30.
    December/01/2012



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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