Armenian-Turkish MP submits inquiry over Nishanyan’s caseJuly 17, 2015 - 16:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Newly-elected Armenian MP, Selina Dogan submitted an inquiry to the Turkish parliament over the case of Sevan Nishanyan, a Turkish-Armenian linguist and writer, who had been sentenced to 11 years in prison. The inquiry was sent to the country’s Justice Ministry, Agos reports. Dogan has mentioned in the document that each year around 3000 proceedings are held with the same charges Nishanyan was imprisoned on. “Those found guilty are sentenced to less than 2 years in jail and are usually set free shortly after imprisonment,” Dogan has written, according to Tert.am. Dogan has asked the Minister of Justice, Kenan Ipek, the following questions: how many people have been charged with similar accusations during the past 10 years and how many of those people have been punished? How many arrests were replaced by fines? How many people are imprisoned with Nishanyan right now? The sentence for Nishanian, who was jailed on charges of illegal construction, has been increased to 11 years and 8 months. Nishanyan, held at the Aydın Yenipazar Prison at the moment, was sentenced in a different case to a total of 5 years 2 months 15 days imprisonment and given an additional fine of 12.600 TL by the Selçuk 2 Criminal Court of First Instance for opposing the Code of Protection of Cultural and Natural Properties (KTVKK). With the addition of this sentence, Nishanyan’s total prison sentence now stands at 11 years 8 months. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |