Erhan Tuncel, who was previously acquitted of all charges related to the 2007 killing of Hrant Dink, the late editor-in-chief of the Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, was brought to an Istanbul courthouse to testify, Radikal said.
At the court hearing, Tuncel denied any involvement in the murder, instead calling himself a witness in the case. “I informed authorities about the murder being orchestrated, yet no one acted to prevent the crime,” he said.
“The murder was perpetrated by an organization on a higher level than Ergenekon. The organization is sponsored by the state. The court conclusion suggesting “involvement of a criminal organization” in incomplete, the latter including not only Ogun Samast and Yasin Hayal,” the suspect said, noting that he was used as a shill in the case.
