Prosecutor, judge in Dink case to face penalties

Judicial authorities in Turkey have recommended that disciplinary proceedings be launched against the judge and the prosecutor in the Hrant Dink murder trial for statements they made following the case’s controversial verdict in January, Hurriyet Daily News reported, citing an official.

The recommendations were found in an inspectors’ report on the conduct of judge Rustem Eryilmaz and prosecutor Hikmet Usta; the document has now reached the Supreme Council of Judges and Public Prosecutors (HSYK) but has not yet been discussed, the council’s deputy chair, Ahmet Hamsici, told reporters on Thursday.

Although Eryılmaz’s court ruled in January that Dink’s murder was not the work of an organized group, the judge later conceded that he himself was not happy with the outcome.  Read more... (256 words)

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