Turkey’s Interior Ministry calls compensation to Dink family “unjustified enrichment”August 6, 2011 - 10:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey’s Interior Ministry has denied any responsibility in Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink’s assassination, claiming in a failed appeal to the Council of State that paying compensation to the man’s family would lead to “unjustified enrichment.” “The [plaintiff] would have had to have felt great anguish and grief as a consequence of an unlawful operation or an act by the administration for non-pecuniary damages to be imposed [on the defendant,]” the Interior Ministry said in appeal. Paying 100,000 Turkish Liras in compensation for non-pecuniary damages would lead to “unjustified enrichment” for Dink’s family, the Ministry further said, Hurriyet Daily News reported. The 10th Istanbul Administrative Court ordered the Interior Ministry on Oct. 27, 2010, to pay 100,000 liras in damages to Hosrof and Yervant Dink, Hrant Dink’s two brothers, due to the gross dereliction of duty allegedly committed by the Ministry in Dink’s assassination. The court said the Ministry had not prevented the murder and failed to protect Dink despite the fact that it was in possession of sufficient evidence that there was a plot against the journalist’s life. The Interior Ministry then appealed to the Council of State for the execution to be stayed. The Council of State, however, denied the Ministry’s appeals. The Interior Ministry also said the lawsuit against it should have been filed at a court of first instance, rather than at an administrative court; it also referred to Dink’s assassination as a “nefarious attack” in its appeal to the Council of State. Dink was the editor of Agos and Turkey’s best known Armenian voice abroad. He was shot in broad daylight as he left his office in Istanbul’s Şişli district in 2007. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |