The killers of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink remain free, imprisoned colleague Nedim Şener said during a hearing in the ongoing OdaTV case, in which he and Ahmet Şık, as well as 10 other suspects are being tried.
“I was not surprised when I heard the verdict in Hrant Dink murder case. When they [officials] denied that there was an organization behind the murder, I kept on searching for the clues of an illegal network. Ironically, that’s why I am here now, accused of being a member of an illegal organization,” Şener told Hürriyet Daily News.
“The ones who should be ashamed are not in prison, they are free,” Şener said.
Şener said he had nothing in common with the other suspects, when asked by a reporter. “None of us knew each other before the case. [Former police chief] Hanefi Avcı used to investigate [author] Yalçın Küçük due to his possible contacts with the PKK [outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party]. In the indictment Avcı seems like he was receiving orders from Küçük,” Şener said, HDN reported.
