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TURKEY NOT COMPLYING WITH EUROPEAN COURT RULING ON DINK CASE
NEWS.AM
December 07, 2012 | 17:27
Turkey is not complying with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
ruling that was made in connection with the murder case of Hrant Dink,
the founder and chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian bilingual
weekly, who was gunned down in 2007 in front of his office building.
Dink's family petitioned to the Committee of Ministers of the Council
of Europe, which deals with the implementation of ECtHR rulings. In
this respect, the family's attorney, Fethiye Cetin, noted that the
Turkish authorities are not taking any clear measures to comply with
the ECtHR ruling, Agos reports.
To note, the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Turkey,
on September 14, 2010, with respect to the aforesaid case. In the
respective decision it was noted that the Turkish authorities had not
ensured Dink's safety and had not conducted a necessary investigation
to solve the murder.
NEWS.AM
December 07, 2012 | 17:27
Turkey is not complying with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
ruling that was made in connection with the murder case of Hrant Dink,
the founder and chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian bilingual
weekly, who was gunned down in 2007 in front of his office building.
Dink's family petitioned to the Committee of Ministers of the Council
of Europe, which deals with the implementation of ECtHR rulings. In
this respect, the family's attorney, Fethiye Cetin, noted that the
Turkish authorities are not taking any clear measures to comply with
the ECtHR ruling, Agos reports.
To note, the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Turkey,
on September 14, 2010, with respect to the aforesaid case. In the
respective decision it was noted that the Turkish authorities had not
ensured Dink's safety and had not conducted a necessary investigation
to solve the murder.