Justice Not Done for 12 Years: Trial of Hrant Dink Murder
April 2017
The third indictment regarding the murder was filed. Focusing on the "FETÖ (Fethullahist Terrorist Organization) connection", the indictment said that the murder of Dink "was a beginning act to bring a new order that is based on Fethullah Gülen's deviant religious beliefs."
The indictment was combined with the main case in June.
October 2017
Five defendants, all of whom are security officers, were released.
September 2018
Members of the court board were changed upon an order by the The Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) on September 19.
December 2018
In the last hearing that was held on December 21, the court ruled for the release of defendants Hamza Celepoğlu and Yavuz Karakaya, both of whom are former military officers.
After these releases, four arrested defendants left in the case: Former intelligence officers Ali Fuat Yılmazer, Ramazan Akyürek, Muharrem Demirkale and journalist Ercan Gün.
The next hearing will be held on March 12, 13 and 14, 2019.
(HA/VK)
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