Hrant Dink murder convict willing to give new testimonyNovember 17, 2015 - 17:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The murderer of the Armenian journalist, Agos editor-in-chief Hrant Dink has appealed to the court, seeking to give a new testimony, Hurriyet Daily News reports. Ogün Samast has also asked for a transfer to a prison in Istanbul. Since he was sentenced by a juvenile court to 22 years in jail in July 2011, Samast has not attended hearings at the Istanbul 5th Heavy Penal Court. Dink was one of the founders of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian Agos newspaper and was killed outside his office in Istanbul on January 19, 2007. His murder sparked widespread protests and led to speculation about the involvement of far-right groups and claims of a cover-up. Samast, who was aged 17 years at the time of the killing, claimed he killed Dink for “insulting Turkishness.” An earlier investigation showed that the prosecutors who worked on the case ignored serious allegations of the involvement of top police officers in the murder. The prosecutors are accused of having ties with the Gülen Movement, a group whose widespread infiltration of the judiciary and police enabled them to influence cases or fabricate them for their own interests. 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 | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |