DINK HIT MAN SAMAST MARRIES IN JAIL

Today’s Zaman
Feb 5 2010
Turkey

The teenage killer of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was
married on Thursday at the Kandıra F-type Prison in the northwestern
province of Kocaeli, where he is serving his prison sentence.

The hit man, Ogun Samast, and 19-year-old Selma Å~^ahin’s marriage was
performed by the muhtar (local headman) of the village of Akcakese,
near where the prison located, while the witnesses of the ceremony
were prison employees. The wedding was reportedly attended by Å~^ahin’s
relatives, who came from Giresun, Å~^ahin’s hometown.

Akcaköy muhtar Mevlut Akdeniz noted that they received the
application for the marriage two weeks ago, saying: "Following the
legal procedures, we went to the prison. I presided over the ceremony,
which was witnessed by employees of the prison. The girl said they
were engaged six months ago."