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Jan 20 2015
Thousands march in Ä°stanbul to commemorate Dink
A crowd gathered in Taksim square marched down Halaskargazistreet to
the head office of Agos Newspaper to commemorate Armenian Turkish
journalist Hrant Dink, who was gunned down in front of the paper's
offices on January 19, 2007.
8 years have passed since Armenian Turkish journalist Hrant Dink was
gunned down in broad daylight. Resentment is high over the lack of any
progress in the investigation behind the murder.
Many have implicated that gunman, Ogün Samast, was not in any way
acting on his own. The case filed by the lawyers of the Dink family
cites evidence which states that the police in Ä°stanbul and Trabzon
were linked to Samast, and were well aware of his travel plans and
intent.
On January 13 two officers from the Trabzon Police department were
arrested for negligence and misconduct. However this development is
far from any consolidation for the public outcry.
With eight years passed and little progress, the pursuit of the Dink
murder case has been a point of public solidarity and a cause
championed by masses.
Jan 19, 2015 | BGNNews.com | Ä°stanbul
http://national.bgnnews.com/thousands-march-in-istanbul-to-commemorate-dink-haberi/2919
Jan 20 2015
Thousands march in Ä°stanbul to commemorate Dink
A crowd gathered in Taksim square marched down Halaskargazistreet to
the head office of Agos Newspaper to commemorate Armenian Turkish
journalist Hrant Dink, who was gunned down in front of the paper's
offices on January 19, 2007.
8 years have passed since Armenian Turkish journalist Hrant Dink was
gunned down in broad daylight. Resentment is high over the lack of any
progress in the investigation behind the murder.
Many have implicated that gunman, Ogün Samast, was not in any way
acting on his own. The case filed by the lawyers of the Dink family
cites evidence which states that the police in Ä°stanbul and Trabzon
were linked to Samast, and were well aware of his travel plans and
intent.
On January 13 two officers from the Trabzon Police department were
arrested for negligence and misconduct. However this development is
far from any consolidation for the public outcry.
With eight years passed and little progress, the pursuit of the Dink
murder case has been a point of public solidarity and a cause
championed by masses.
Jan 19, 2015 | BGNNews.com | Ä°stanbul
http://national.bgnnews.com/thousands-march-in-istanbul-to-commemorate-dink-haberi/2919