  Istanbul court clears Dink murderer of terrorism charges  December 17, 2011 - 12:24 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - An Istanbul court on Friday, December 16, ruled against the arrest for terrorism charges regarding Ogün Samast, who was sentenced to 21 years and six months for the assassination of the Turkish-Armenian journalist, Agos bilingual weekly editor-in-chief Hrant Dink. According to Today’s Zaman, as the hearing of the trial against Samast for membership in terror organization was held at the Istanbul 2nd Juvenile High Criminal Court, the presiding judge, Celal Ünal, ruled that he would no longer be tried under terrorism charges and his arrest in that regard would be removed. However, Samast, who is being tried in juvenile court because he was a minor at the time of the crime, will remain under arrest because of other charges against him.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. 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.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
