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| One arrested, six released in investigation into attack on Hurriyet columnist |
| 2015-10-05 |
[Hurriyet Daily News] One suspect was incarceratedKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! and six others were released by the court on Oct. 4, in the investigation into the attack on daily Hurriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan, after a public prosecutor responsible for terror and organized crime sought to arrest all seven suspects. Four men who attacked Hakan in Istanbul's Nisantasi neighborhood were detained early Oct. 1, the day of the incident. Their interrogation at the police headquarters continued for four days, while the suspects were sent to court at 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 4. Three more alleged accessories to the beating have also been detained and referred to the court, while all of the seven suspects were questioned by public prosecutor Mehmet Senay Baygin responsible for terror and organized crime. The seven suspects were sent to court with a demand for their arrest on the grounds of initiating an organization with the aim to commit crime, making threats, defamation, and battery. The newly added three suspects were identified to be Soner A., Yahya Kemal G. and Nezih Ö. Yahya Kemal G. was reported to be a former member of the police's special forces unit. The court arrested Ahmet Senguler for "willful injury," while releasing Kamuran Ergin, Ugur Adiyaman and Fuat Elmas on condition of judicial control until the trial is concluded. The other suspects were released unconditionally. Ahmet Hakan was attacked after a weeks-long campaign of threats in ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's pro-government media outlets. Meanwhile, ...back at the fist fight, Jake ducked another roundhouse, then parried with his left, then with his right, finally with his chin... President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... also commented on the recent attack on Hakan and said his stance on press freedom "had not changed" since his time as prime minister, stressing that he had always been "against violence" but adding that it is "important for all media groups to show the same sensitivity against all kinds of violence on press." |
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