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LAWYER FOR DINK'S FAMILY SAYS DINC'S TESTIMONY REQUIRED TO PREPARE INDICTMENT
Today's Zaman, Turkey
March 4 2015
March 04, 2015, Wednesday/ 18:31:09/ TODAY'S ZAMAN / ISTANBUL
One of the lawyers for the family of murdered Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink, Hakan Bakırcıoglu, has requested that
Engin Dinc, who headed the intelligence unit in Trabzon at the time
of killing and who now serves as the head of the National Police
Department's intelligence unit, be compelled to testify in order to
reveal the chain of negligence that caused Dink's death.
The lawyer stated on Wednesday that unless Dinc's testimony is added
to the investigation file, a proper indictment cannot be written
because there is too much information missing that would likely shed
light on the assassination.
Bakırcıoglu said on Wednesday that he submitted a petition to the
Ä°stanbul Prosecutor's Office for Dinc's testimony concerning the
investigation into the "negligence of public officials in the Dink
assassination."
The lawyer complained that because they have been granted limited
access to the investigation file, they are not fully aware of what
has been included in the investigation or what steps have been taken,
adding: "But still, I think Dinc's testimony will finally be required
because of a decision given both by [the Supreme Board of Judges and
Prosecutors] the HSYK and the [European Court of Human Rights] ECtHR.
Therefore, I assume the missing testimony regarding the case may be
completed in the near future."
On the other hand, former intelligence unit chief Ramazan Akyurek
was arrested in late February in relation to the investigation into
Dink's murder, a move his lawyer said is designed to shield Dinc.
Ilıcak calls arrest of ex-police chief Akyurek linked to Dink murder
hypocritical
Veteran journalist Nazlı Ilıcak has criticized Akyurek's arrest for
his link to the murder of Dink in 2007, while other relevant police
chiefs have not yet been questioned over the matter.
In her column published by Bugun daily on Wednesday, Ilıcak said
the arrest was hypocritical because Dinc, who was in charge, was not
arrested and has not even been called on to testify as he was not
included in the investigation.
Ilıcak went on to write: "Akyurek was arrested on charges of
"causing death by negligence" defined in Article 83(1) of the Turkish
Penal Code (TCK). Let's look at the Dink assassination for a better
understanding of the process of the incidents: Erhan Tuncel [who
worked as an informant for the Trabzon Police Department and was
accused of initiating the effort to have Dink murdered] was approved
for the position of assistant intelligence personnel by Akyurek [who
was the head of the Trabzon Police intelligence department at the
time of Dink's murder] and Sabri Uzun, then intelligence unit chief,
on police officer Muhittin Zenit's recommendations who then served
in the Trabzon Police Department."
"While Akyurek was head of the Trabzon Police intelligence department
he sent a note warning that there was going to be an attempted
assassination of Dink to both the National Police Department's
intelligence unit and the National Police Department on Feb. 17, 2006,
after Yasin Hayal tipped off Akyurek that Dink would be assassinated at
all costs. Dinc had signed these documents. Akyurek, three months after
sending the warning, was reassigned to the intelligence unit on May
6, 2006. Akyurek, who passed on the information concerning a possible
assault on Dink to the required departments is now in prison but those
police chiefs who served in Ä°stanbul, though they were informed of
the possibility of Dink's murder but failed to investigate the matter,
including establishing the required technical surveillance, and who
also forged official documents, are not in prison. They were simply
asked to testify about the incident and were released by the court
pending a trial for Dink's murder. To me, there is nothing wrong with
not putting them behind bars since there is no possibility of them
escaping. I just want to point out the double-standard on the issue,"
Ilıcak wrote.
Ilıcak also empasized that when Akyurek was replaced by ReÅ~_at Altay
Dinc had to inform Altay of the possibility of a planned assault on
Dink, adding, "But Dinc was never sought for his testimony over the
matter. This is also another instance of a double-standard."
http://www.todayszaman.com/national_lawyer-for-dinks-family-says-dincs-testimony-required-to-prepare-indictment_374333.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Today's Zaman, Turkey
March 4 2015
March 04, 2015, Wednesday/ 18:31:09/ TODAY'S ZAMAN / ISTANBUL
One of the lawyers for the family of murdered Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink, Hakan Bakırcıoglu, has requested that
Engin Dinc, who headed the intelligence unit in Trabzon at the time
of killing and who now serves as the head of the National Police
Department's intelligence unit, be compelled to testify in order to
reveal the chain of negligence that caused Dink's death.
The lawyer stated on Wednesday that unless Dinc's testimony is added
to the investigation file, a proper indictment cannot be written
because there is too much information missing that would likely shed
light on the assassination.
Bakırcıoglu said on Wednesday that he submitted a petition to the
Ä°stanbul Prosecutor's Office for Dinc's testimony concerning the
investigation into the "negligence of public officials in the Dink
assassination."
The lawyer complained that because they have been granted limited
access to the investigation file, they are not fully aware of what
has been included in the investigation or what steps have been taken,
adding: "But still, I think Dinc's testimony will finally be required
because of a decision given both by [the Supreme Board of Judges and
Prosecutors] the HSYK and the [European Court of Human Rights] ECtHR.
Therefore, I assume the missing testimony regarding the case may be
completed in the near future."
On the other hand, former intelligence unit chief Ramazan Akyurek
was arrested in late February in relation to the investigation into
Dink's murder, a move his lawyer said is designed to shield Dinc.
Ilıcak calls arrest of ex-police chief Akyurek linked to Dink murder
hypocritical
Veteran journalist Nazlı Ilıcak has criticized Akyurek's arrest for
his link to the murder of Dink in 2007, while other relevant police
chiefs have not yet been questioned over the matter.
In her column published by Bugun daily on Wednesday, Ilıcak said
the arrest was hypocritical because Dinc, who was in charge, was not
arrested and has not even been called on to testify as he was not
included in the investigation.
Ilıcak went on to write: "Akyurek was arrested on charges of
"causing death by negligence" defined in Article 83(1) of the Turkish
Penal Code (TCK). Let's look at the Dink assassination for a better
understanding of the process of the incidents: Erhan Tuncel [who
worked as an informant for the Trabzon Police Department and was
accused of initiating the effort to have Dink murdered] was approved
for the position of assistant intelligence personnel by Akyurek [who
was the head of the Trabzon Police intelligence department at the
time of Dink's murder] and Sabri Uzun, then intelligence unit chief,
on police officer Muhittin Zenit's recommendations who then served
in the Trabzon Police Department."
"While Akyurek was head of the Trabzon Police intelligence department
he sent a note warning that there was going to be an attempted
assassination of Dink to both the National Police Department's
intelligence unit and the National Police Department on Feb. 17, 2006,
after Yasin Hayal tipped off Akyurek that Dink would be assassinated at
all costs. Dinc had signed these documents. Akyurek, three months after
sending the warning, was reassigned to the intelligence unit on May
6, 2006. Akyurek, who passed on the information concerning a possible
assault on Dink to the required departments is now in prison but those
police chiefs who served in Ä°stanbul, though they were informed of
the possibility of Dink's murder but failed to investigate the matter,
including establishing the required technical surveillance, and who
also forged official documents, are not in prison. They were simply
asked to testify about the incident and were released by the court
pending a trial for Dink's murder. To me, there is nothing wrong with
not putting them behind bars since there is no possibility of them
escaping. I just want to point out the double-standard on the issue,"
Ilıcak wrote.
Ilıcak also empasized that when Akyurek was replaced by ReÅ~_at Altay
Dinc had to inform Altay of the possibility of a planned assault on
Dink, adding, "But Dinc was never sought for his testimony over the
matter. This is also another instance of a double-standard."
http://www.todayszaman.com/national_lawyer-for-dinks-family-says-dincs-testimony-required-to-prepare-indictment_374333.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress