  Next hearing on Armenian-Turkish soldier death scheduled for Apr 6 February 14, 2012 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A military court in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır has ruled to take the testimonies of 19 village guards who presumably witnessed the murder of a Turkish soldier of Armenian origin under dubious circumstances while performing his military service in 2011. In the fifth hearing of the Sevag Şahin Balıkçı case, a lieutenant commander and a forensic science expert were appointed as experts, while village guards were notified to be questioned at the next hearing. The military judge overseeing the case is reported to have said that it is “his honor to make sure the case is completed in the fairest way.” Meanwhile, İsmail Cem Halavurt, Balıkçı’s lawyer said that he has also demanded the camera records of the incident. The next hearing of the case is scheduled for April 6, Hürriyet Daily News reported. Balıkçı was shot on April 24, 2011, in a gendarmerie station of Batman province by another soldier, Kıvanç Ağaoğlu.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
