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A spokesperson for Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that there were some baseless and distorted accusations in several newspapers in the last two days about the defense submitted by Turkey to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on November 19, 2009, reports WorldBulletin.net.
“The loss of Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of Agos weekly, led to a profound sorrow in our country. The Turkish justice has been investigating all aspects of the killing with determination.
“It is totally inappropriate to claim that the Turkish government tried to find extenuating circumstances for the accused and used expressions in its defense keeping Dink responsible for his killing,” he said.
“Dink was one of the most precious intellectuals raised in Turkey. It is impossible to even think about justification of such a heinous assassination. Any implication that the Turkish government was trying to justify the murder is totally unacceptable,” he said.