Istanbul court charged 11th suspect over Hrant Dink's assassinationApril 12, 2007 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Istanbul court on charged an eleventh suspect over the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist, "Agos" weekly editor-in-chief Hrant Dink. The court charged Mustafa Ozturk with being an accomplice in the January 19 killing and aiding a criminal organisation. It remanded him in custody pending trial. Ozturk had been questioned by police in February and was subsequently released by a court, but the prosecutor in charge of the investigation appealed and secured an arrest warrant in his name. Ozturk was taken to Istanbul last month from Erzerum. 17-year-old Ogun Samast is among the 11 suspects, who has already confessed to the murder, the Anatolia news agency reported. Hrant Dink was gunned down in Istanbul January 19, 2007 by 17-year-old Ogun Samast, a member of a nationalistic group headed by Trabzon resident Hayal Yasin. 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. |