Legal process on Hrant Dink's assassination launched in IstanbulMay 3, 2007 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Criminal Court of Istanbul's 14th district has not accepted the indictment of prosecutors on the assassination of "Agos" Armenian-Turkish bilingual editor-in-chief Hrant Dink. The 30-page indictment demanded to punish 18 suspects accusing them of participating in a terror organization. The court ruled that there is not enough "facts for proving that suspects are members of a terror organization". Prosecutors Selim Berna Altay and Fikret Seçen appealed against court's decision in the criminal court of the 9th district, which in its turn had sent the application to the court of 14th district. Lawyer of Dink's family Fethiye Cetin stated a legal process is considered to be launched after the indictment is accepted. "Now this process has already been launched," she said, "Yerkir" reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |