TURKEY’S PRESIDENTIAL BOARD SLAMS DINK TRIAL OUTCOME
Hurriyet Daily News
Feb 20 2012
Turkey
Turkey’s State Audit Board (DDK) completed a report into the murder
of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink today, saying it found
mistakes in the questioning of government personnel which adversely
affected the efficiency of the overall investigation into the murder.
President Abdullah Gul had ordered DDK to look into the case of Dink’s
murder after lawyers for the murdered journalist’s family said the
trial was not being properly conducted.
The report said the trial was hampered by structural and procedural
difficulties even though the culprits were swiftly apprehended.
The DDK also said “gendarmerie and police intelligence units did not
work toward the protection of Hrant Dink even though they had learned
of a … threat.”
The report added that the Turkish state failed to fulfill its
obligation to protect human life as pointed out by Article 17 of the
Turkish Constitution, as well as the second article of the European
Convention on Human Rights, to which Turkey is a signatory.
Acts of negligence and abuse of office by government personnel before
and after the murder should have been included as a factor in the
main crime during investigations, the report said.
The DDK’s report concluded that the case into Dink’s murder failed
to satisfy the public and shook the reliability of the entire state
apparatus.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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