Gülen-linked police chiefs to appear in court over Hrant Dink's murderApril 18, 2016 - 17:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following a court's approval to merge two cases, former police chiefs linked to the Gülen Movement will stand side-by-side with the murder convicts of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink for the first time. The police chiefs are accused of negligence and orchestrating a cover-up before and after the 2007 murder, which sparked public outrage, Daily Sabah reports. Dink, the late editor-in-chief of Agos daily, was shot dead in front of his office in Istanbul by Ogün Samast, a 17-year-old teenager who claimed he shot Dink for his anti-Turkish views. The murder, initially considered to be committed by far-right nationalists, later turned out to be a larger plot, and several police intelligence officers were arrested for deliberately covering up intelligence on the murder plot. Moreover, several police chiefs indicted in the case are accused of links to the Gülen Movement. The suspects will appear before an Istanbul court Tuesday, April 19, in the case mired with allegations of corruption after former prosecutors looking into the case claimed to cover the tracks of the Gülen-linked officers' role in the murder. The hearings will continue for three days. The court had earlier accepted the indictment of 26 suspects in the Dink case. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |