  Regular trial session in Dink murder case starts in IstanbulJuly 7, 2008 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Monday, July 7, the sixth trial session in the Hrant Dink murder case will be held in Istanbul. The murder suspect in the Dink case, Ogun Samast, will be legally 18 years old on that day, so the trial will be open to the public and press. In this trial, several witnesses who were around the Agos weekly's building on the day of murder may possibly be called to testify, the TDN reports. 24 people, including top retired generals and high-ranking officials were arrested in Turkey last week over suspicion in links with Ergenekon network supposed to have organized the murder of Hrank Dink. Ergenekon is also suspected in plotting assassination of Orhan Pamuk and a number of other Turkish authors and journalists.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali KhameneiRuling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countriesProtest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia.Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |
