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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Oct 17 2014
Court should request Dink murder documents from military: Turkish intelligence
ISTANBUL
Turkey's national intelligence agency (MÄ°T) has referred a court to
the country's top military body to learn whether intelligence
documents related to the Hrant Dink murder were classified as a state
secret.
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was shot dead by
then-17-year-old Ogün Samast in front of his Istanbul office on Jan.
19, 2007. Samast, who was sentenced to over 22 years in jail for the
murder, is also on trial for being a member of a terrorist
organization, as the alleged network behind the crime is yet to be
revealed.
The latest trial session was held at the Istanbul 2nd Heavy Penal
Court for Children on Oct. 17. The jailed Samast was not present in
the courtroom and was represented by his lawyer.
The court had earlier twice asked the MÄ°T about the `top-secret' and
`secret' documents that the spy agency had sent to Parliament's Coup
Research Commission. The MÄ°T did not give a clear answer whether the
documents constitute a state secret, only stressing that they included
`claims.'
The MÄ°T answered the question more directly in the Oct. 17 session.
`It would be appropriate to ask the General Staff whether the
requested information was state secrets or not,' it said.
The Dink family's lawyer, meanwhile, said the documents should be
released. `The documents that the MÄ°T sent to Parliament should be
given to us too,' lawyer Hakan BakırcıoÄ?lu said.
October/17/2014
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Oct 17 2014
Court should request Dink murder documents from military: Turkish intelligence
ISTANBUL
Turkey's national intelligence agency (MÄ°T) has referred a court to
the country's top military body to learn whether intelligence
documents related to the Hrant Dink murder were classified as a state
secret.
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was shot dead by
then-17-year-old Ogün Samast in front of his Istanbul office on Jan.
19, 2007. Samast, who was sentenced to over 22 years in jail for the
murder, is also on trial for being a member of a terrorist
organization, as the alleged network behind the crime is yet to be
revealed.
The latest trial session was held at the Istanbul 2nd Heavy Penal
Court for Children on Oct. 17. The jailed Samast was not present in
the courtroom and was represented by his lawyer.
The court had earlier twice asked the MÄ°T about the `top-secret' and
`secret' documents that the spy agency had sent to Parliament's Coup
Research Commission. The MÄ°T did not give a clear answer whether the
documents constitute a state secret, only stressing that they included
`claims.'
The MÄ°T answered the question more directly in the Oct. 17 session.
`It would be appropriate to ask the General Staff whether the
requested information was state secrets or not,' it said.
The Dink family's lawyer, meanwhile, said the documents should be
released. `The documents that the MÄ°T sent to Parliament should be
given to us too,' lawyer Hakan BakırcıoÄ?lu said.
October/17/2014
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/court-should-request-dink-murder-documents-from-military-turkish-intelligence.aspx?pageID=238&nid=73142&NewsCatID=3 41