Hrant Dink: eight years after the murder of journalist still gray areas

There are eight years to the day, the eyes of the Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink closed, he was murdered here in Istanbul. Several thousand people marched in the megalopolis to the memory of the man whose death is surrounded by many gray areas. In a country where the issue of the Armenian genocide is explosive, journalist of 52 years was working for reconciliation between Turks and Armenians.

"This is a case that never ends and whose leaders remain unknown, said a protester. In fact it clear who knows but the cache. I am a Turkish citizen. I am Turkish and Armenian too. These incidents hurt us, we feel bad. We want the guilty punished quickly. "

A nationalist teenager Samast, has confessed to the murder and was sentenced in 2011 to 23 years in prison. But the question remains sponsors. Several officials and police were prosecuted for not taking seriously the threats against Hrant Dink.

"Hrant Dink's Friends have more hope in justice this year, since two police officers were indicted on January 13 for" negligence "in the death of the journalist," says our correspondent Bora Bayraktar.