DINK CASE

In Dink Case, Faruk Sarı, who was working as the chief of Trabzon General Directorate of Security Intelligence Branch at the time of murder, presented his defence and stated that he hadn’t received any information about the plans for murder.

Yesterday, Engin Dinç, who is the current chief of the General Directorate of Security Intelligence Department and was the chief of Trabzon Security Directorate Intelligence Department at time of murder, came to the court for the first time. The hearing continues today.

Engin Dinç, who is the current chief of the General Directorate of Security Intelligence Department and was the chief of Trabzon Security Directorate Intelligence Department at time of murder, presented his defence in the court.

As part of Dink murder case, the hearings of the suspected public officials will continue on September 26, 27, 29 and 30.

As part of Hrant Dink murder investigation, the number of detained suspects has risen to 28 with the detention of 3 more personnel from Trabzon Gendarmerie, including Trabzon Provincial Gendarmerie Regiment Commander Ali Öz. Ergün Yorulmaz from Trabzon Gendarmerie Intelligence Branch is arrested.

Some lawyers of the public officials who have been tried as part of Dink case withdrew from the case by presenting petitions to the court.

Before the trial of the public officials starts, Friends of Hrant made a statement to the press. It is stated that “The ones who killed him blatantly, the ones who instigated the murder and the ones who connived at this murder should be called to account, tried and punished regardless of their relations and groups.”

The case against the public officials as part of the main Dink case will continue on May 24.

In the trial of the public officials who are responsible for Dink murder, which was held on April 19, the demand for recusal of the suspects is refused.

Trials of main case of Dink murder will start on April 19. Before the trails, we talked to Dink family's lawyer Hakan Bakırcıoğlu about the prosecution process.