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The five accused of the Malatya massacre of the three Protestants deny the charges of murder and plunder.

Malatya’s 3rd High Criminal Court will continue hearing new witnesses in the Zirve Publication case, in which three Protestants were killed for supposedly doing missionary work. The five suspects, who are under arrest, will present an additional defense.

Malatya court held the seventh hearing of the trial of the murdered Protestants. The court tried to fix the inconsistencies in the statements of the defendants and introduced additional new charges. It also allowed the children of the victims to watch the trial.

The fourth hearing in the Malatya Murders case ended with a postponement as the joint attorneys had demanded a recusation of judges.

In both the Hrant Dink murder case and the Malatya murder cases, recorded evidence has "disappeared".

Disturbing connections between the murder suspects in the Malatya murders and the military and the state have emerged after the first hearing of the case.