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DINK MURDER ORCHESTRATORS LEFT UNEXPOSED - EXPERT
PanARMENIAN.Net
January 18, 2012 - 13:01 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian expert slammed January 17 Istanbul
court decision over Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink murder case.
"With perpetrators given different terms in prison, the case is all but
finalized, as those who orchestrated the crime were left unexposed,"
Artak Shakaryan said.
"With the court ruling out connections between the suspects and some
state officials, the imprisonment term for Dink murderer Ogun Samast
might be diminished in a reviewed case," the expert said.
"Another perpetrator, Erhan Tuncel was given 10 years for his role in
a McDonalds bombing. The court, however, acquitted Tuncel of murder
charges, also leaving out the fact of police inaction, though the
latter was informed of the murder plot in advance," according to
Shakaryan.
The expert believes Turkish authorities to have linked the Dink case
with Ergenekon to up pressure on the military and nationalists.
A Turkish court has convicted Yasin Hayal, a major suspect in the
killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, of instigating a
murder and sentenced him to life in prison, while Erhan Tuncel was
acquitted of murder charges by the court.
The Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court issued its ruling in the 25th
hearing of the case. Tuncel was given 10 years, six months for his role
in a McDonalds bombing in 2004. 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.
The Dink family's lawyer, Fethiye úetin, slammed the ruling,
saying it meant that a "state tradition of political murders" was
deliberately left intact because it did not deal with accusations of
state involvement in the 2007 murder.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
January 18, 2012 - 13:01 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian expert slammed January 17 Istanbul
court decision over Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink murder case.
"With perpetrators given different terms in prison, the case is all but
finalized, as those who orchestrated the crime were left unexposed,"
Artak Shakaryan said.
"With the court ruling out connections between the suspects and some
state officials, the imprisonment term for Dink murderer Ogun Samast
might be diminished in a reviewed case," the expert said.
"Another perpetrator, Erhan Tuncel was given 10 years for his role in
a McDonalds bombing. The court, however, acquitted Tuncel of murder
charges, also leaving out the fact of police inaction, though the
latter was informed of the murder plot in advance," according to
Shakaryan.
The expert believes Turkish authorities to have linked the Dink case
with Ergenekon to up pressure on the military and nationalists.
A Turkish court has convicted Yasin Hayal, a major suspect in the
killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, of instigating a
murder and sentenced him to life in prison, while Erhan Tuncel was
acquitted of murder charges by the court.
The Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court issued its ruling in the 25th
hearing of the case. Tuncel was given 10 years, six months for his role
in a McDonalds bombing in 2004. 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.
The Dink family's lawyer, Fethiye úetin, slammed the ruling,
saying it meant that a "state tradition of political murders" was
deliberately left intact because it did not deal with accusations of
state involvement in the 2007 murder.
From: Baghdasarian