TURKISH PEACE AND DEMOCRACY PARTY TRIES TO FIND A INQUIRY INTO THE MURDER OF H. DINK

The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) submitted a proposal to open
a parliamentary inquiry into the murder of Hrant Dink, only days
after the sixth anniversary of his assassination, Hurriyet Daily
Newspaper writes.

The proposal, submitted to the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office on
Monday by a group of BDP deputies led by deputy parliamentary group
chair Ä°dris Baluken, said public servants who neglected their duties
deliberately or unintentionally were not investigated at all.

The ideological discrimination observed along the judicial process
following the assassination has opened a deep wound in society’s
conscience, BDP deputies said. They asked for a parliamentary inquiry
to be opened to fulfill justice, to overcome the problems in the
judicial approach and for the investigation of the murder along with
its deep connections.

Remind that Dink was murdered on Jan. 19, 2007, in front of the offices
of Agos, where he worked. The murderer is Ogun Samast, a 17-year-old
Turkish nationalist. After a two-year trial, Samast was convicted of
premeditated murder and sentenced to 22 years and 10 months of prison.

Anyway, the court decision was recently challenged in an appeal. The
prosecutor’s office of the Supreme Court of Appeals asked the top
court to overturn the rulings in Dink’s murder case Jan. 10, arguing
that there were enough elements to conclude that the assassination
had been organized.

23.01.13, 14:14

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress