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Journal of Turkish Weekly
Jan 7 2014
Suspect in Hrant Dink murder case detained in Trabzon
7 January 2014
Gendarmerie forces have detained one of two suspects whose arrests
were demanded by an Istanbul court in the case into the murder of
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, CNNTürk has reported.
Zeynel Abidin Yavuz, who was said to be the first person chosen as
part of the conspiracy to murder Dink, was detained by gendarmerie
forces in the Black Sea province of Trabzon's Pelitli neighborhood on
Jan. 7 and sent to the courthouse.
The Istanbul 14th Court of Serious Crimes has also ordered the arrest
of Osman Hayal, the brother of Yasin Hayal, who was charged with being
the instigator of the assassination.
Dink, the renowned editor-in-chief of Agos, was shot dead by Ogün
Samast in front of his office in Istanbul on Jan. 19, 2007. Samast was
subsequently sentenced to over 22 years in jail for the murder.
The trial into his murder resumed on Sept. 17, 2013, with 18 suspects
being retried after the Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that all
suspects in the case had acted as part of a criminal organization,
instead of individually.
A group of activists called the `Friends of Dink' gathered in front of
the courthouse and chanted slogans ahead of the hearing.
Popular novelist Ahmet Ümit, speaking on behalf of the group, said
their demand to try the public servants who allegedly bear
responsibility for Dink's murder had yet to be heeded.
`Instead, these same public officials have been promoted,' Ümit said.
7 January 2014
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/161134/suspect-in-hrant-dink-murder-case-detained-in-trabzon.html
From: Baghdasarian
Jan 7 2014
Suspect in Hrant Dink murder case detained in Trabzon
7 January 2014
Gendarmerie forces have detained one of two suspects whose arrests
were demanded by an Istanbul court in the case into the murder of
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, CNNTürk has reported.
Zeynel Abidin Yavuz, who was said to be the first person chosen as
part of the conspiracy to murder Dink, was detained by gendarmerie
forces in the Black Sea province of Trabzon's Pelitli neighborhood on
Jan. 7 and sent to the courthouse.
The Istanbul 14th Court of Serious Crimes has also ordered the arrest
of Osman Hayal, the brother of Yasin Hayal, who was charged with being
the instigator of the assassination.
Dink, the renowned editor-in-chief of Agos, was shot dead by Ogün
Samast in front of his office in Istanbul on Jan. 19, 2007. Samast was
subsequently sentenced to over 22 years in jail for the murder.
The trial into his murder resumed on Sept. 17, 2013, with 18 suspects
being retried after the Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that all
suspects in the case had acted as part of a criminal organization,
instead of individually.
A group of activists called the `Friends of Dink' gathered in front of
the courthouse and chanted slogans ahead of the hearing.
Popular novelist Ahmet Ümit, speaking on behalf of the group, said
their demand to try the public servants who allegedly bear
responsibility for Dink's murder had yet to be heeded.
`Instead, these same public officials have been promoted,' Ümit said.
7 January 2014
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/161134/suspect-in-hrant-dink-murder-case-detained-in-trabzon.html
From: Baghdasarian