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DINK MURDER MASTERMINDED BY ERGENEKON - SUSPECT
PanARMENIAN.Net
January 20, 2012 - 11:46 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The court hearing the Hrant Dink murder trial
ruled out the involvement of an organized criminal structure in the
assassination, but one of the main suspects - who was also released
on Jan 18 - says the killing was the job of Ergenekon, a clandestine
network whose suspected members - including generals, military officers
and many civilians - are currently in jail for plotting a military
takeover, Today's Zaman reported.
Erhan Tuncel, the controversial Trabzon police informant who was
sentenced to 10 years for his role in the 2004 bombing of a McDonald's
in Trabzon but was acquitted of all charges regarding the Dink murder,
including the prosecutors' claim that he was the one who gave orders
to Yasin Hayal - the man who was given life for soliciting Dink's
shooter - has spoken to Today's Zaman, stating that the court's
verdict pointing to an absence of an organized network behind the
crime was wrong.
Tuncel said that "there is an organized network behind the murder,"
in responding to questions e-mailed to his lawyer on Jan. 12 while he
was still in jail. Tuncel was released one day after the verdict. He
has been in jail for five years, meaning he has already completed the
sentence he was dealt for the McDonald's murder under provisions of
the Code on Criminal Procedure (CMK).
He has been a controversial figure from the start, allegedly having
known the about the plot to assassinate Dink, although the court
ruling found him innocent of involvement in the murder or of being
part of a crime network that planned the assassination.
Tuncel told Today's Zaman that the murder was masterminded by
Ergenekon. Tuncel said Ergenekon sought to blame the murder on the
segments of society it had as its targets. He said there were many
shady aspects about the role of the Trabzon Gendarmerie Command of
the murder. "Of course, there is also the Col. Ali Oz factor," he
said in a four-page, handwritten letter.
Tuncel said for the murder to be solved in a true sense, "the forces
supporting" Yasin Hayal - who was sentenced to life in prison for
soliciting the shooter, Ogun Samast, to commit the murder - should be
found out. Tuncel firmly believes that the Dink murder was part of
a coup plan devised by Ergenekon. "Their plan was to take over the
intelligence unit of the police force and then eliminate all those
opposing the planned coup d'etat. They wanted to stage this coup,"
he said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
January 20, 2012 - 11:46 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The court hearing the Hrant Dink murder trial
ruled out the involvement of an organized criminal structure in the
assassination, but one of the main suspects - who was also released
on Jan 18 - says the killing was the job of Ergenekon, a clandestine
network whose suspected members - including generals, military officers
and many civilians - are currently in jail for plotting a military
takeover, Today's Zaman reported.
Erhan Tuncel, the controversial Trabzon police informant who was
sentenced to 10 years for his role in the 2004 bombing of a McDonald's
in Trabzon but was acquitted of all charges regarding the Dink murder,
including the prosecutors' claim that he was the one who gave orders
to Yasin Hayal - the man who was given life for soliciting Dink's
shooter - has spoken to Today's Zaman, stating that the court's
verdict pointing to an absence of an organized network behind the
crime was wrong.
Tuncel said that "there is an organized network behind the murder,"
in responding to questions e-mailed to his lawyer on Jan. 12 while he
was still in jail. Tuncel was released one day after the verdict. He
has been in jail for five years, meaning he has already completed the
sentence he was dealt for the McDonald's murder under provisions of
the Code on Criminal Procedure (CMK).
He has been a controversial figure from the start, allegedly having
known the about the plot to assassinate Dink, although the court
ruling found him innocent of involvement in the murder or of being
part of a crime network that planned the assassination.
Tuncel told Today's Zaman that the murder was masterminded by
Ergenekon. Tuncel said Ergenekon sought to blame the murder on the
segments of society it had as its targets. He said there were many
shady aspects about the role of the Trabzon Gendarmerie Command of
the murder. "Of course, there is also the Col. Ali Oz factor," he
said in a four-page, handwritten letter.
Tuncel said for the murder to be solved in a true sense, "the forces
supporting" Yasin Hayal - who was sentenced to life in prison for
soliciting the shooter, Ogun Samast, to commit the murder - should be
found out. Tuncel firmly believes that the Dink murder was part of
a coup plan devised by Ergenekon. "Their plan was to take over the
intelligence unit of the police force and then eliminate all those
opposing the planned coup d'etat. They wanted to stage this coup,"
he said.