The New York Times: Just trial on murder of Hrant Dink will not be
possible

04.07.2007 11:56

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – The world press widely covers the trial on the
murder case of Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of `Agos’ Armenian-Turkish
bilingual.

The New York Times newspaper has declared that this case will test the
rule of law in Turkey. The paper also said that the court is not open
to public because the suspects are too young. The NYT claimed that a
just trial will not be possible according to the defense counsels
because of the high interest in the case. In its turn the French
newspaper Le Monde said that the police had known about the intentions
of the murderers but that the counsels’ demand to investigate the
subject was rejected.

The Spanish newspaper El Pais asserted that the case tries the
objectiveness of the court in Turkey. The paper claimed that there are
still doubts that Turkey keeps the structure of a
`state-within-a-state’. El Pais also remarked that the EU follows the
case closely.

A court in Istanbul, which yesterday started the trial on the murder
case of Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of `Agos’ Armenian-Turkish
bilingual, has decided to broaden the investigation to consider
allegations of official negligence. After a 12-hour hearing, the court
released four of the 18 suspects. The judge also decided to postpone
the hearing till October 1.