Ogün Samast, who murdered Agos Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink on January 19, 2007, has been released under conditional release.
While many figures reacted harshly following this release, a striking post came from journalist Nevşin Mengü.
In a post summarizing the process that followed the murder, Mengü made striking observations regarding the history of the Hrant Dink murder.
Here are those lines from Nevşin Mengü:
Ogün Samast, who committed the Hrant Dink murder, was released on the grounds that he met the conditions for good conduct.
Samast had received a sentence of 15 years and 2 months because he was under 18 when he committed the murder, and he received an additional sentence for attacking a prison guard in 2020.
Now he has been conditionally released.
The Hrant Dink murder became one of the most important turning points in recent history. Following this murder, the way was paved for certain stones within the state to be dislodged.
The murder was an event as dark as it was horrific.
News Source: 12punto
