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Two policemen who knew about plans to kill Hrant Dink stand trial in Istanbul
10.11.2007 14:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Two non-commissioned officers who knew about the
plans to kill Hrant Dink but did not take measures to prevent it are
being charged with negligence, the Trabzon prosecutor's office
said. The two gendarmerie officers were transferred out of Trabzon
last July and will face a prison term between six months to two years
if found guilty.
Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of Armenian-Turkish newspaper Agos, was
shot dead by a 17-year-old from Trabzon on Jan. 21 of this year and
several suspects are currently being tried for instigating the crime.
An informant told the Trabzon police about the plans but the threat
against Dink was not communicated to Istanbul, reports
said. Inspectors who investigated the culpability of security
officials had asked for criminal investigations concerning four
officers but the governor's office approved the investigations of only
two. Previously, a court had decided former police chiefs Ramazan
Akyurek and Resat Altay, and six other police officers need not be
investigated, Dogan News Agency reports.
Two policemen who knew about plans to kill Hrant Dink stand trial in Istanbul
10.11.2007 14:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Two non-commissioned officers who knew about the
plans to kill Hrant Dink but did not take measures to prevent it are
being charged with negligence, the Trabzon prosecutor's office
said. The two gendarmerie officers were transferred out of Trabzon
last July and will face a prison term between six months to two years
if found guilty.
Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of Armenian-Turkish newspaper Agos, was
shot dead by a 17-year-old from Trabzon on Jan. 21 of this year and
several suspects are currently being tried for instigating the crime.
An informant told the Trabzon police about the plans but the threat
against Dink was not communicated to Istanbul, reports
said. Inspectors who investigated the culpability of security
officials had asked for criminal investigations concerning four
officers but the governor's office approved the investigations of only
two. Previously, a court had decided former police chiefs Ramazan
Akyurek and Resat Altay, and six other police officers need not be
investigated, Dogan News Agency reports.