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HRANT DİNK TRIAL: SENTENCE FOR OGUN SAMAST APPROVED
BIAnet.org
March 22 2012
Turkey
The Court of Appeals approved the prison sentence of 22 years and
10 months handed down to Ogun Samast, murder of Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink. Samast was sentenced on charges of "premeditated
murder" and "unlicensed possession of weapons".
Istanbul - BİA News Center22 March 2012, Thursday On 25 July 2011,
the Istanbul 2nd Juvenile High Criminal Court sentenced Ogun Samast to
imprisonment of 22 years and ten months on charges of "premeditated
murder" and "unlicensed possession of weapons" in the context of the
murder trial regarding Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
Samast's lawyer Levent Yıldırım had previously announced that
they expected the Court of Appeals to overturn the ruling. However,
the Court of Appeals 1st Criminal Chamber upheld the verdict.
In accordance with the Law on Criminal Execution, Samast has to
serve two thirds of the sentence. This would mean that he remained in
prison for 14 years and eight months. The period of four years when
Samast was detained after his arrest and during the trial procedures
is going to be subtracted.
Consequently, Ogun Samast is going to stay in prison for ten years
and eight months. (IC/VK)
BIAnet.org
March 22 2012
Turkey
The Court of Appeals approved the prison sentence of 22 years and
10 months handed down to Ogun Samast, murder of Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink. Samast was sentenced on charges of "premeditated
murder" and "unlicensed possession of weapons".
Istanbul - BİA News Center22 March 2012, Thursday On 25 July 2011,
the Istanbul 2nd Juvenile High Criminal Court sentenced Ogun Samast to
imprisonment of 22 years and ten months on charges of "premeditated
murder" and "unlicensed possession of weapons" in the context of the
murder trial regarding Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
Samast's lawyer Levent Yıldırım had previously announced that
they expected the Court of Appeals to overturn the ruling. However,
the Court of Appeals 1st Criminal Chamber upheld the verdict.
In accordance with the Law on Criminal Execution, Samast has to
serve two thirds of the sentence. This would mean that he remained in
prison for 14 years and eight months. The period of four years when
Samast was detained after his arrest and during the trial procedures
is going to be subtracted.
Consequently, Ogun Samast is going to stay in prison for ten years
and eight months. (IC/VK)