  Sevag died from racist bullet, Armenian-Turkish soldier’s father says  March 28, 2013 - 17:44 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling over the killing of Armenian-Turkish soldier Sevag Balikcı, sentencing the perpetrator to four years and five months in prison met severe condemnation. The parents of the soldier stressed that the ruling was not adequate to the crime committed. “Sevag died from a racist bullet. Is it truly a punishment that a chauvinist who killed him merited?” Sevag’s father, Garabed, questioned. According to Sevag’s mother, Ani, the hearing was marred by a number of violations, with eyewitnesses permanently changing their testimonies, which might come as a result of intimidation. As Professor Gencay Gursoy told a news conference later, “Sevag’s murder is very similar to that of Hrant Dink. This is one of the cases that Turkish justice chooses to ignore,” Ermenihaber quoted him as saying.   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 |  Latest news Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
