Suspect in Hrant Dink murder case re-arrestedJune 21, 2013 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A suspect in the investigation into the murder of the Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was arrested earlier this week in the Black Sea province of Trabzon, with the trial due the restart from scratch in September, following a Supreme Court ruling, Asbarez reported citing a Turkish-language publication in Doğan News Agency. Ersin Yolcu’s arrest was carried out after the Supreme Court reversed the judgment on his release from jail. Yolcu is now again being held in Trabzon’s Bahçeçik prison, pending the second trial. Yolcu had been sentenced to 12 years and six month in prison, but was released in 2010 after the court ruled that there was not enough evidence proving that he was a “member of a terrorist organization.” He was together with another key suspect, Ahmet İskender. Dink, the renowned editor-in-chief of Agos, was shot in front of his office in Istanbul on Jan 19, 2007. The triggerman, Ogün Samast, 17-years-old at the time of the murder, and Yasin Hayal, who was charged of being the instigator of the assassination, were convicted of the murder. However, following the five year trial, the court ruled on Jan 17, 2012 that it saw no “deep state” role in the plotting of the assassination, despite serious claims that a number of civil servants were “indirectly” involved and documents indicating this. The ruling was overturned a year later by the Supreme Court of Appeals, which led to prosecutors restarting their investigation into the murder. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |