JOURNALIST MURDER CASE HEARING TO OPEN ON 2 JULY
Anatolia News Agency, turkey
May 7 2007
ISTANBUL (A.A) -07.05.2007 -Istanbul Criminal Court will start a
hearing on the murder of journalist Hrant Dink, on July 2nd.
The prosecutor asks for life imprisonment for Erhan Tuncel and Yasin
Hayal on charges of inciting O.S. to murder Dink .
In the indictment, the prosecutor also demands up to 48 years of
imprisonment for Tuncel, and 30 years in prison for Hayal on charges
of being a top member of an armed terrorist organization.
On the other hand, he demands up to 24 years imprisonment for O.S.,
the hit-man, for killing Dink, taking into consideration the fact
that he is below 18.
The indictment also asks for various prison terms for Mustafa Ozturk,
Tuncay Uzundal, Zeynel Abidin Yavuz, Ahmet Iskender, Ersin Yolcu,
Yasar Cihan, Halis Egemen, Salih Hacisalihoglu, Alper Esirgemez, Irfan
Ozkan, Osman Alpay, Erbil Susaman, Numan Sisman, Senol Akduman and
Veysel Toprak, on charges of aiding and abetting Hrant Dink killing.
52-year-old Dink, editor-in-chief of the Turkish-Armenian weekly
Agos, was shot dead in front of his newspaper’s office in Istanbul
on January 19th.