Supreme Appeals Court 9th Penal Chamber announced its verdict Wednesday on assassinated journalist Hrant Dink's case after completing its investigation due to an appeal by Ersin Yolcu - one of the convicts.
The verdict defined the acts of all suspects in the case under "an organization formed to commit crime" according to Turkish Penal Code Article 220. Previously, a high criminal court dismissed charges related to "armed terrorist organization".
What decision did the appeals court overthrow?
Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court reached a verdict on Hrant Dink murder case on its 25 hearing on 17 January 2012 - 5 years after the incident. All suspects were found not guilty for "being a terrorist organization member".
Some of the decisions of the court included:
* Yasin Hayal to receive life sentence for ordering murder, 3 years of prison for threatening Orhan Pamuk and 1 year of prison for having an unlicensed gun.
* Osman Hayal to get acquitted for the same charges as Hayal.
* Erhan Tuncel to get acquitted for being an armed terrorist organization member and ordering murder.
* Salih Hacisalihoğlu to serve 2 months and 15 days of prison for having unlicensed ammunition.
* Erhan Tuncel to serve 10 years and 6 months of prison for Mc Donald's bombing.
* Ersin Yolcu and Ahmet İskender to serve 12 years and 6 months of prison for aiding murder.
* Ahmet İskender to serve 1 year of prison for having an unlicensed gun.
* Erhan Tuncel has been released pending a trial. (AS/BM)
