Another dark moment for the Turkish judiciary: Hrant Dink murderer to be tried at Juvenile Court

and he will probably get a short sentence and be out soon… Dark alliance behind this triggerman remains unraveled…

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Triggerman Suspect to be Tried at Juvenile Court

from Bianet :: English
The 15th hearing of the trial regarding the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is currently held in Istanbul – the first session after Turkey’s conviction by the ECHR. Dink family lawyer Çetin will reiterate her demand to merge the files of Trabzon and Istanbul. A defence lawyer requested to have triggerman suspect Samast tried at a Juvenile Court.

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