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Surprise witness agrees to cooperate in Dink murder probe
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/02/14/surprise-witness-agrees-to-cooperate-in-dink-murder-probe/
19:06 14.02.2013
The Istanbul prosecutor investigating the murder of the Turkish
journalist of Armenian origin, Hrant Dink received a letter Feb. 13
from an inmate claiming to have information on Dink's killers,
Hurriyet Daily News reports, quoing DoÄ?an news agency.
The informant, who is said to currently be serving a prison sentence
in Turkey's Tokat province in Central Anatolia, offered documentation
relating to Dink's murder in his letter and agreed to cooperate in the
investigation provided the protection of his family was guaranteed by
authorities.
In the letter, the informant revealed the murder had been planned by a
group he had been a member of along with Erhan Tuncel, a former police
informant and suspect, later released following the trial.
According to DoÄ?an news agency's report, the informant claimed to have
conducted surveillance in front of the Agos newspaper building with
Tuncel prior to the murder.
The Istanbul prosecutor charged with probing into the case Muammer
AkkaÅ? has taken action over the letter and granted protection to both
the informant and his family, according to DoÄ?an news agency.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/02/14/surprise-witness-agrees-to-cooperate-in-dink-murder-probe/
19:06 14.02.2013
The Istanbul prosecutor investigating the murder of the Turkish
journalist of Armenian origin, Hrant Dink received a letter Feb. 13
from an inmate claiming to have information on Dink's killers,
Hurriyet Daily News reports, quoing DoÄ?an news agency.
The informant, who is said to currently be serving a prison sentence
in Turkey's Tokat province in Central Anatolia, offered documentation
relating to Dink's murder in his letter and agreed to cooperate in the
investigation provided the protection of his family was guaranteed by
authorities.
In the letter, the informant revealed the murder had been planned by a
group he had been a member of along with Erhan Tuncel, a former police
informant and suspect, later released following the trial.
According to DoÄ?an news agency's report, the informant claimed to have
conducted surveillance in front of the Agos newspaper building with
Tuncel prior to the murder.
The Istanbul prosecutor charged with probing into the case Muammer
AkkaÅ? has taken action over the letter and granted protection to both
the informant and his family, according to DoÄ?an news agency.