Представитель ОБСЕ по свободе СМИ:

По случаю 5-ой годовщины убийства Гранта Динка представитель ОБСЕ по свободе СМИ Дуния Миатович призвала страны-члены ОБСЕ прилагать больше усилий для защиты журналистов и для наказания их убийц. Об этом говорится в сообщении, поступавшем в АрмИнфо из штаб-квартиры ОБСЕ.

“Недавний вердикт суда показывает, что даже спустя пять лет после убийства Динка, справедливость не восторжествовала. Если зачинщики насилия против журналистов не будут наказаны - это пошлет ужасный сигнал в общество о том, что такие преступления могут оставаться безнаказанными», - подчеркнула Миатович. Она добавила, что правительство не только обязано громогласно и решительно осудить насилие против журналистов, но также гарантировать, чтобы эти преступления были расследованы по всей строгости закона.

“Я продолжаю следить за делом Гранта Динка и за всеми делами в регионе ОБСЕ, где журналисты были убиты за свою профессиональную деятельность», - заявила представитель по свободе СМИ.
Турецкий журналист армянского происхождения Грант Динк, главный редактор стамбульской газеты «Акос», был убит 19 января 2007 г. Исполнитель убийства, Огюн Самаст, был осужден на 21 год 6 месяцев за умышленное убийство и 1 год 4 месяца за незаконное хранение оружия.

Отметим, 17 января Стамбульский суд по тяжким преступлениям приговорил организатора убийства Динка - Ясина Халала, к пожизненному заключению. Другой обвиняемый, Эрхан Тунджел, был признан невиновным по делу об убийстве, однако осужден на 10 лет 6 месяцев за организацию взрыва в McDonald’s-е. Однако после этого суд вынес решение о его освобождении, учитывая срок, уже проведенный им в заключении, пока длилось разбирательство. В свою очередь, заместитель генерального прокурора Стамбула Фикрет Сечен заявил, что вердикт суда по делу об убийстве Гранта Динка будет обжалован.

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