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    OUTCOME OF DINK'S MURDER CASE IS HAZY, SAYS TURKOLOGIST

    Tert.am
    18:35 01.11.10

    In a press conference today, Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan told
    journalists that he possessed a report prepared by the lawyers who
    investigated the circumstances of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant
    Dink's assassination.

    Introducing some details of the report, he stressed the lawyers'
    finding that the case has to be studied in its integrity, including
    the preparation of Dink's murder, the fact of killing his and the
    subsequent developments.

    "They are arriving at the conclusion that no objective findings can
    be anticipated otherwise. But the Turkish judiciary is now attempting
    to separate all those phases," he said.

    Besides, as a result of the investigation it turned out that Turkish
    state bodies (police, prosecutor's office and Security Service)
    did not collaborate or exchange information on the matter.

    "They concealed information from one another, thus preventing the case
    from being disclosed," Mr. Melkonyan added. As long as the same people
    continue holding their posts, the future of the case will remain hazy.

    "Dink's murderer was recognized as a hero by the Turkish authorities.

    He was granted privileges in prison and even got married," the
    expert said.

    The last blow, according to him, was the decision to convict the
    perpetrator as a minor, which means reducing his prison term for
    minimum 5 years.

    "He will not face a life sentence. Some time in future he will be
    released, joining the ranks of Turkey's national heroes," the speaker
    stressed, adding that murders committed by minors are widely practiced
    in Turkey.

    "Given such process of court procedures, the disclosure of Dink's
    murder is out of the question," the expert concluded.




    From: A. Papazian
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