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JUSTICE ON DINK'S CASE HAS STILL NOT BEEN DONE: OSCE MEDIA FREEDOM REPRESENTATIVE
ARMENPRESS
JANUARY 19, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, ARMENPRESS: The OSCE Representative on Freedom of
the Media, Dunja MijatoviÄ~G, said today on the occasion of the fifth
anniversary of the murder of prominent Turkish journalist Hrant Dink
that OSCE participating States must do more to protect journalists
and punish their assailants, OSCE press service told Armenpress.
"As the recent court verdict shows, even five years after Dink's
murder justice has still not been done. If the instigators of violence
against journalists are not punished it sends a chilling message to
society that such crimes are tolerated," said MijatoviÄ~G.
"Governments have a duty not only to condemn violence against
journalists loudly and resolutely, but also to ensure that these crimes
are prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Journalists must feel
protected when they report on issues that affect all our lives."
MijatoviÄ~G also noted the statements by the Turkish political
leadership on this issue, including President Abdullah Gul and
Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arınc, who said that the decision was
unsatisfactory to the people and that the ruling could be appealed.
"During my visit last December, the authorities assured me that the
media freedom situation in Turkey will improve soon. I look forward to
continuing working with them on all issues related to media freedom,"
the Representative said.
"I continue to monitor the case of Hrant Dink and I also continue to
follow all cases in OSCE countries where journalists were killed in
relation to their work," she said. "In too many cases justice has still
not been delivered after many years of investigation. The families,
friends and colleagues of these journalists, as well as the societies
as a whole, deserve to know the truth."
ARMENPRESS
JANUARY 19, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, ARMENPRESS: The OSCE Representative on Freedom of
the Media, Dunja MijatoviÄ~G, said today on the occasion of the fifth
anniversary of the murder of prominent Turkish journalist Hrant Dink
that OSCE participating States must do more to protect journalists
and punish their assailants, OSCE press service told Armenpress.
"As the recent court verdict shows, even five years after Dink's
murder justice has still not been done. If the instigators of violence
against journalists are not punished it sends a chilling message to
society that such crimes are tolerated," said MijatoviÄ~G.
"Governments have a duty not only to condemn violence against
journalists loudly and resolutely, but also to ensure that these crimes
are prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Journalists must feel
protected when they report on issues that affect all our lives."
MijatoviÄ~G also noted the statements by the Turkish political
leadership on this issue, including President Abdullah Gul and
Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arınc, who said that the decision was
unsatisfactory to the people and that the ruling could be appealed.
"During my visit last December, the authorities assured me that the
media freedom situation in Turkey will improve soon. I look forward to
continuing working with them on all issues related to media freedom,"
the Representative said.
"I continue to monitor the case of Hrant Dink and I also continue to
follow all cases in OSCE countries where journalists were killed in
relation to their work," she said. "In too many cases justice has still
not been delivered after many years of investigation. The families,
friends and colleagues of these journalists, as well as the societies
as a whole, deserve to know the truth."