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Erdogan: Dink’s murder could be linked to upcoming presidential election
30.01.2007 17:22 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his
government would deal with the Hrant Dink murder case effectively and
that the investigation into the case would continue at full speed. Two
top officials in Trabzon, where Dink’s suspected murderer Ogun Samast
comes from, were removed from the office last week and Erdogan implied
that more officials could be removed from their posts in other
provinces. Asked if the Dink murder could be linked to the upcoming
presidential election, Erdogan said, `That’s possible,’ Today’s Zaman
reports. The premier also noticed that changes in election time are
possible. Asked whether parliamentary elections, scheduled for
November, could be held at an earlier date, Erdogan said changes in
the date were possible. `What we want is to have a democratic,
undisputed election and get the results as soon as possible,’ he said.