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Turkish-Armenian soldier's death not fatal accident, claims family
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/03/03/sevag-shahin-balikci/
13:01 - 03.03.13
The family of Sevak Balikci, the Turkish-Armenian soldier killed
during service ahead of the Genocide anniversary in 2011, is said to
be angry with a prosecutor report saying that his death was caused by
negligence.
According to the Turkish Millyet, Sevak's parents claim their son's
death was a pre-arranged plot. A lawyer in the case has said the court
wouldn't listen to the witnesses willing to give testimony proving the
fact.
The soldier's father, Karapet Balikci, has told the paper that his
son's death was a premeditated murder, not a fatal accident.
His mother has threatened to appeal to the European Court of Human
Rights to argue the hypothesis about the negligent murder.
The lawyer, Jem Halavurt, has stressed the importance of hearing
witnesses during the trial.
`We have said that the witnesses were prevented from giving testimony,
but all the demands were rejected. We have evidence that Sevak was
killed on purpose. The prosecutor has prepared the conclusion without
having detailed records,' he said.
Balikci was killed by a bullet fired by a fellow serviceman, Kivanc
Agaoglu, who was later released from court after claiming that he did
not mean to kill the Armenian soldier.
Sevak's family, however, is skeptical about his allegations,
considering that the serviceman could not have been killed
accidentally just a day before the Genocide anniversary.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/03/03/sevag-shahin-balikci/
13:01 - 03.03.13
The family of Sevak Balikci, the Turkish-Armenian soldier killed
during service ahead of the Genocide anniversary in 2011, is said to
be angry with a prosecutor report saying that his death was caused by
negligence.
According to the Turkish Millyet, Sevak's parents claim their son's
death was a pre-arranged plot. A lawyer in the case has said the court
wouldn't listen to the witnesses willing to give testimony proving the
fact.
The soldier's father, Karapet Balikci, has told the paper that his
son's death was a premeditated murder, not a fatal accident.
His mother has threatened to appeal to the European Court of Human
Rights to argue the hypothesis about the negligent murder.
The lawyer, Jem Halavurt, has stressed the importance of hearing
witnesses during the trial.
`We have said that the witnesses were prevented from giving testimony,
but all the demands were rejected. We have evidence that Sevak was
killed on purpose. The prosecutor has prepared the conclusion without
having detailed records,' he said.
Balikci was killed by a bullet fired by a fellow serviceman, Kivanc
Agaoglu, who was later released from court after claiming that he did
not mean to kill the Armenian soldier.
Sevak's family, however, is skeptical about his allegations,
considering that the serviceman could not have been killed
accidentally just a day before the Genocide anniversary.