European court rules Turkey must pay family of slain ethnic Armenian journalist $170,000
Turkey must pay about $170,000 (euro133,000) to the family of a slain ethnic Armenian journalist, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday, saying the state failed to protect him despite threats against his life.
The verdict also awarded the compensation to Hrant Dink's family because of a lack of respect for freedom of expression, and for failure to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder, the court said.
The journalist had sought to encourage reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia, but angered Turkish nationalists with assertions that the mass killings of Armenians around the time of World War I constituted genocide...
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The verdict also awarded the compensation to Hrant Dink's family because of a lack of respect for freedom of expression, and for failure to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder, the court said.
The journalist had sought to encourage reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia, but angered Turkish nationalists with assertions that the mass killings of Armenians around the time of World War I constituted genocide...