 Hrant Dink murder case: Trabzon Court sentences police officers to 6 months in prison June 2, 2011 - 19:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Six of eight suspects being tried on charges of negligence in preventing the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink have been sentenced to prison by a court in the Black Sea province of Trabzon. The 2nd Trabzon Criminal Court of Peace handed down prison sentences of six months each to Trabzon Gendarmerie Commander Col. Ali Oz and Gendarmerie Intelligence Unit Director Cpt. Metin Yildiz. Non-Commissioned Officers, or NCOs, Veysel Sahin, Okan Simsek, Haci Omer Unalir and Huseyin Yilmaz were each sentenced to four months in jail for the same charges. Two other military personnel were acquitted by the court. The suspects were accused of assisting the murderers at the time the plan to assassinate Dink was being hatched. Retired Lt. Col. Ali Oguz Caglar, a former Trabzon gendarmerie public security branch director, also confirmed the testimonies of the two gendarmes, Hurriyet Daily News reported.   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. |
