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| Strasbourg Court, Ankara guilty of Dink's death |
| 2010-09-17 |
| The European Court of human right today ruled against Turkey because it failed to protect the life of Hrant Dink, the Armenian journalist killed by nationalists on January 19, 2007. Turkey was also ruled against for having violated Dink's freedom of speech, sentencing him for insulting Turkey's identity. The Court then ruled that Ankara will have to pay 100,000 euros to Dink's family for moral damages. In their ruling, the Strasbourg judges emphasised how the facts not only prove that Turkey's law enforcement authorities, which were informed about the imminent murder, did nothing to protect the journalist, and that, despite evidence against them collected by justice and investigation authorities, there was no trial. The Court then claimed that Ankara violated article 2 of the European Convention on human rights which sanctions the right of life, both in substantial and in procedural terms. The judges also ruled against Turkey for having violated Hrant Dink's freedom of speech. The Court stated that not only Ankara would have trouble proving that its ruling was provided by the law or that it pursued a legitimate purpose, but above all that it was needed in a democratic society. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 Uh, uh, TURKEY HATES "DINK THE DINOSAUR" = "BARNEY" - WHO KNEW??? Gut nutin. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-17 19:34 |