ISTANBUL - An Istanbul court convened Monday for the third hearing of trial of 19 suspects in a case over the assasination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
Dink`s wife, Rakel, and his sister Delal along with their legal counsellors were present at the court room, which was closed to news reporters because one of suspects is a minor, who is also the suspected killer of Dink.
Dink was shot dead outside the offices of his Agos newspaper in Istanbul in January, 2007.
Prosecutors have asked for a prison term of 18 years up to 24 years for Dink`s assassin, and lifetime sentences for two key suspects, Erhan Tuncel and Yasin Hayal, for inciting to the murder.
Prosecutors also asked for Hayal a prison term of up to 30 years for threatening Orhan Pamuk, Turkey`s nobel-winning novelist.