Dink murderer can be released?November 3, 2010 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An amendment to be introduced in the Turkish Criminal Code on December 31, 2010 will reduce the term of arrest for the suspects from 1.5 to 3 years. According to the amendment, Hrant Dink’s assassin Ogun Samast can be released after being kept in custody 3 years and 9 months, Turkish Aksam newspaper said. In October, an Istanbul court has complied with Samast’s defender Levent Yildrim’s request to try Samast in the juvenile court, guarantying for him an extremely mild punishment – up to 5 years of imprisonment. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |