Turkish journalist may be sentenced to 17 years in prison for writing book about Hrant DinkMay 2, 2009 - 15:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nedim Shener, journalist of Turkish Milliyet periodical, may be sentenced to 17 years in prison for writing a book entitled "Dink's Murder and the Falsehood of Secret Services". The book describes how Turkish security forces failed to prevent Dink's murder. Several lawsuits have been filed against Shener. The first hearing is due on June 26. The lawsuits have been filed by police officers Mukhitin Zenit, Head of Police Investigative Department Ramazan Akurek and Head of Istanbul Police Investigative Bureau Ali Fuat Yulmazar. "I am alone with murderers in Istanbul Criminal Court. The officers who filed a case against me failed to conduct a proper investigation into the reports containing information about plans for assassinating Dink. They targeted me because I wrote the truth," the journalist said. According to Mr. Shener, the investigators forged documents for concealing false information. "The false document issued by the Prime Minister's Investigative Committee revealed that falsehood. In particular, it says that Ataturk and Ilmazar failed to perform their duties. The report was undersigned by the Prime Minister. And I wrote about that. This is the only crime I committed." Hrant Dink, Editor-in-Chief of Agos Armenian periodical, was killed near his office by nationalist Ogun Samast on January 19, 2007. However, Turkish media recently reported the name of a different killer. Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Partner news | Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. Bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation arrives in Armenia Senator Wicker is also the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” |