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PRESIDENT GUL SAYS DINK CASE A MAJOR TEST FOR TURKEY
Today's Zaman
Jan 19 2012
Turkey
President Abdullah Gul has said concluding the trial of the 2007
killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink fairly and
transparently is a major test for Turkey.
"The Hrant Dink trial is an important trial. It has special sensitivity
since it concerns one of our non-Muslim citizens. It is a major test
for us to conclude the trial process so far and from now on in a fair
and transparent way," he said on Thursday as he responded to question
from reporters in Aksaray.
The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court hearing issued its ruling
on Tuesday in the 25th hearing of the case. Yasin Hayal and Erhan
Tuncel, the main suspects who were accused of being instigators,
and all other suspects were cleared of charges of membership in a
terrorist organization. The prosecutor and the Dink family's lawyers
have accused them of acting on orders from a clandestine criminal
network suspected of having ties with senior state officials, the
military and police officers.
Gul once again recalled that the lawyers and the prosecutors involved
in the case have appealed the decision and that the final verdict
would be given by the Supreme Court of Appeals. "I hope the final
verdict comes soon," he added.
Today's Zaman
Jan 19 2012
Turkey
President Abdullah Gul has said concluding the trial of the 2007
killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink fairly and
transparently is a major test for Turkey.
"The Hrant Dink trial is an important trial. It has special sensitivity
since it concerns one of our non-Muslim citizens. It is a major test
for us to conclude the trial process so far and from now on in a fair
and transparent way," he said on Thursday as he responded to question
from reporters in Aksaray.
The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court hearing issued its ruling
on Tuesday in the 25th hearing of the case. Yasin Hayal and Erhan
Tuncel, the main suspects who were accused of being instigators,
and all other suspects were cleared of charges of membership in a
terrorist organization. The prosecutor and the Dink family's lawyers
have accused them of acting on orders from a clandestine criminal
network suspected of having ties with senior state officials, the
military and police officers.
Gul once again recalled that the lawyers and the prosecutors involved
in the case have appealed the decision and that the final verdict
would be given by the Supreme Court of Appeals. "I hope the final
verdict comes soon," he added.