A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the release of four suspects in the Hrant Dink murder case, Asbarez reports citing to the Anadolu news agency.
According to Istanbul’s 14th Criminal Court former lieutenant colonel Atilla Gucluoglu, former captain Murat Bayrak and non-commissioned officers Birol Ustaoglu and Yuksel Avan were free to go.
According to the same source, the four men were released due to "contradictory statements" given by Ogun Samast, who was convicted of shooting the journalist on an Istanbul street in January 2007 and is serving a jail sentence.