Monday, October 25, 2010

Armenian Journalist Hrant Dink's Killer To Be Tried in Juvenile Court

An Istanbul court ruled that Ogun Samast, the primary suspect in the assassination of journalist Hrant Dink, is to be tried in a juvenile court, CNNTurk broadcasted Monday.

The court based its decision on grounds that Samast was under the age of 18 at the time of the assassination. This means that 5 years of imprisonment will be reduced from whatever sentence he receives. 

Hrant Dink, a Turkish journalist of Armenian descent and the editor-in-chief of the daily Agos, was murdered in front of his newspaper’s office in Istanbul in January 2007.

Armenian News

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