ARMENIAN SOLDIER CASE POSTPONED
Hurriyet Daily News
Feb 14 2012
Turkey
A military court in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır ruled
yesterday to take the testimonies of 19 village guards who allegedly
witnessed the murder of a Turkish soldier of Armenian origin under
dubious circumstances while performing his military service in 2011.
In the fifth hearing of the Sevag Å~^ahin Balıkcı case, a lieutenant
commander and a forensic science expert were appointed as experts,
while village guards were notified to be questioned at the next
hearing. The military judge overseeing the case is reported to have
said that it is his honor to make sure the case is completed in the
fairest way.
Meanwhile Ä°smail Cem Halavurt, Balıkcı’s lawyer, told the
Hurriyet Daily News that he has also demanded the camera records of
the incident.
Balıkcı was shot in a gendarmerie station of Batman province
by another soldier, Kıvanc Agaoglu, who was also performing his
military service. The incident took place Apr. 24, 2011, the same
date regarded as the anniversary of the events of 1915. The next
hearing of the case is scheduled for Apr. 6.
From: A. Papazian
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