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MAN GETS LIFE FOR ROLE IN HRANT DINK MURDER
Hurriyet Daily News
Jan 17 2012
Turkey
A Turkish court has sentenced a man to life in prison for his role in
the killing of an ethnic Armenian journalist who was hated by hardline
nationalists.
A panel of judges found Yasin Hayal guilty Tuesday of instigating the
killing of Hrant Dink outside of his office five years ago, and gave
him the life term.
The court, however, acquitted Hayal and several others of charges of
acting under a terrorist organization's orders, angering lawyers who
say the trial failed to shed light on alleged connections between
the suspects and some state officials.
Gunman Ogun Samast was sentenced to nearly 23 years in prison in July
for "premeditated murder."
Hurriyet Daily News
Jan 17 2012
Turkey
A Turkish court has sentenced a man to life in prison for his role in
the killing of an ethnic Armenian journalist who was hated by hardline
nationalists.
A panel of judges found Yasin Hayal guilty Tuesday of instigating the
killing of Hrant Dink outside of his office five years ago, and gave
him the life term.
The court, however, acquitted Hayal and several others of charges of
acting under a terrorist organization's orders, angering lawyers who
say the trial failed to shed light on alleged connections between
the suspects and some state officials.
Gunman Ogun Samast was sentenced to nearly 23 years in prison in July
for "premeditated murder."