RETIRED TURKISH GENERAL APPLIES TO COURT WITH CLAIM AGAINST DINK’S LAYWER

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Jun 07 2007

ISTANBUL, JUNE 7, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Retired General
Veli Kuchuk applied to the court with a claim against lawyer of
editor-in-chief of Hrant Dink, Erdal Dogan.

The application of the retired General submitted to the court mentioned
that lawyer Erdal Dogan after Dink’s murder made statements "not
corresponding to reality" addressed to Veli Kuchuk.

According to Turkish press, Dink’s lawyer stated that Veli Kuchuk
threatened the editor-in-chief. Whereas, the application submitted
to the court mentioned that Kuchuk did not know Dink and there had
never been a conversation between them.

Veli Kuchuk’s lawyers affirm that Erdal Dogan violated human rights
and demand that he pay 10 thousand new Turkish liras (more than 7500
dollars) as a compensation.