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Colonel charged with neglect in murder of Hrant Dink
by Scott Gilbreath ~ January 3rd, 2009
A Turkish colonel has been charged with dereliction of duty for failing to protect Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was shot dead outside his Istanbul office in January 2007. If found guilty, former Trabzon Gendarmerie Commander Colonel Ali Öz could be sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Several other soldiers face the same charge.
In July, the testimony of an ex-gendarmerie officer indicated that Öz disregarded information related to the murder of Dink, a Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor, before the assassination.
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Facing an investigation over suspicions of “hiding information and failing to act” on reports that Dink was in danger, Öz gave his testimony on July 21 and responded by stating either “I don’t remember” or “I don’t know them” when asked about the intelligence information related to Dink’s murder and the two gendarmes who said they had informed him about the murder.
At least two other gendarmes testified that Öz was informed of a plot to kill Dink six months before the murder, but did nothing.
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