INVESTIGATION OF HRANT DINK’S MURDER FINISHED

AZG Armenian Daily
01/05/2007

The General Prosecutor’s Office of Turkey marked as terrorism the
actions of 18 citizens of Turkey, detained during the investigation
of the murder of Hrant Dink.

According to "Zaman", the 73 page long Act of persecution, in which
ended up the investigation, states that Erhan Tuncel and Yasin Hayal
created a terrorist group in Trabzon and that the group is responsible
not only for the murder of Hrant Dink but also the explosions at the
"McDonald’s" in Trabzon and the murder of catholic priest Santoro. The
Prosecutor’s Office demands criminal cases be started against all
the 18 detained.

The Act prosecution requires lifetime imprisonment for Hayal and
Tuncel, and detainment of only 14-20 years for murderer Ogun Samast,
because of his immatureness upon the moment of committing the murder.

Various measures of punishment are required for "Great Unity" party
members Yasar Cihan and Halis Egmen as well as their 15 assistants.

"Zaman" also reports that the 14th Court of Istanbul refused to
receive the Act because of certain mistakes in it. The Court stated
it will undertake teh case after the mistakes are corrected.