Doc. 11141 2^nd edition
9 February 2007

Murder of journalist Hrant Dink
Written Declaration No 386

This written declaration commits only the members who have signed it

        We are deeply saddened by the murder of Turkish writer and journalist, Mr Hrant Dink on 19 January 2007 in Istanbul. We condemn this cowardly act in the strongest terms.

      Mr Dink devoted his life to raising the democratic and human rights standards of his country. He consistently advocated tolerance, reconciliation and mutual respect.

      Mr Dink is the latest victim of several assaults on journalists around the world. These assaults should not be allowed to remain unpunished.

      We commend the Turkish authorities for the quick apprehension of the suspect of this heinous crime and urge them bring him and any other perpetrator(s) to justice as soon as possible.

Signed: ¹

MERCAN, Murat, Turkey, PPE/DC

ABBASOV, Aydin, Azerbaijan, SOC

ABURTO, María, Rosario, Fátima, Spain, SOC

AÇIKGÖZ, Ruhi, Turkey, EDG

AKHMEDOV, Farkhad, Russian Federation

ALAY, FERRER, Vicenç, Andorra, SOC

ALEVRAS, Athanasios, Greece, SOC

ANGYALOVÁ, Edita, Slovakia, SOC

ATEŞ, Abdülkadir, Turkey, SOC

AUSTIN, John, United Kingdom, SOC

AZZOLINI, Claudio, Italy, EPP/CD

BARNETT, Doris, Germany, SOC

Baroness, HOOPER, Gloria, United Kingdom, EDG

BARTUMEU CASSANY, Jaume, Andorra, SOC

BECERRIL, Soledad, Spain, EPP/CD

BERÉNYI, József, Slovakia, EPP/CD

BIBERAJ, Aleksander, Albania, EPP/CD

BİLGEHAN, Gülsün, Turkey, SOC

BJØRNSTAD, Vidar, Norway, SOC

BOCCHINO, Italo, Italy, EDG

BOKERIA, Giorgi, Georgia, ALDE

BOSWELL, Tim, United Kingdom, EDG

BRAUN, Márton, Hungary, EPP/CD

BREEN, Patrick, Ireland, EPP/CD

ÇAVUŞOĞLU, Mevlüt, Turkey, EDG

CAZACU, Cornelia, Romania, EPP/CD

CEBECİ, Erol, Aslan, Turkey, EPP/CD

CHIARUZZI, Mauro, San Marino, SOC

CHRISTOFFERSEN, Lise, Norway, SOC

CILEVIČS, Boriss, Latvia, SOC

CIRCENE, Ingrīda, Latvia, EPP/CD

CLAPPISON, James, United Kingdom, EDG

CLIVETI, Minodora, Romania, SOC

COŞKUNOĞLU, Osman, Turkey, SOC

CUBREACOV, Vlad, Moldova, EPP/CD

ÇULI, Diana, Albania, SOC

ČURDOVÁ, Anna, Czech Republic, SOC

DAMANAKI, Maria, Greece, SOC

De POURBAIX-LUNDIN, Marietta, Sweden, EPP/CD

de PUIG, Lluís Maria, Spain, SOC

DEBONO, GRECH, Joseph, Malta, SOC

DEITTERT, Hubert, Germany, EPP/CD

DEMIRCHYAN, Stepan, Armenia, ALDE

DEVÍNSKY, Ferdinand, Slovakia, EPP/CD

DURRIEU, Josette, France, SOC

DZEMBRITZKI, Detlef, Germany, SOC

EINARSSON, Mats, Sweden, UEL

ÉKES, József, Hungary, EPP/CD

EÖRSI, Mátyás, Hungary, ALDE

ETHERINGTON, Bill, United Kingdom, SOC

EVIN, Claude, France, SOC

FARKAS, Iván, Slovakia, EPP/CD

FETLIŃSKA, Janina, Poland, EDG

FLYNN, Paul, United Kingdom, SOC

FOSS, Per-Kristian, Norway, EPP/CD

FRUNDA, György, Romania, EPP/CD

GADZINOWSKI, Piotr, Poland, SOC

GARDETTO, Jean-Charles, Monaco, EPP/CD

GEGHAMYAN, Artashes, Armenia, EPP/CD

GEORGIEV, Zahari, Bulgaria, SOC

GLESENER, Marcel, Luxembourg, EPP/CD

GREBENNIKOV, Valery, Russian Federation, EDG

GREENWAY, John, United Kingdom, EDG

GRUBER, Attila, Hungary, EPP/CD

GRZESIK, Andrzej, Poland, EPP/CD

GÜLÇIÇEK, Ali, Riza, Turkey, SOC

HÄGG, Carina, Sweden, SOC

HAIBACH, Holger, Germany, EPP/CD

HAJIYEV, Sabir, Azerbaijan, SOC

HALLENGREN, Lena, Sweden, SOC

HAUPERT, Norbert, Luxembourg, EPP/CD

HERKEL, Andres, Estonia, EPP/CD

HOLOVATY, Serhiy, Ukraine, ALDE

HURSKAINEN, Sinikka, Finland, SOC

ILICALI, Mustafa, Turkey, EPP/CD

İNCEKARA, Halide, Turkey, EPP/CD

ISLAMI, Kastriot, Albania, SOC

JAŘAB, Josef, Czech Republic, ALDE

JÁUREGUI, Ramón, Spain, SOC

JIRSA, Tomáš, Czech Republic, EDG

JIVKOVA, Evguenia, Bulgaria, SOC

JOHANSSON, Morgan, Sweden, SOC

JURGENS, Erik, Netherlands, SOC

KARSKI, Karol, Poland, EDG

KATSELI, Eleonora, Greece, SOC

KAWA, Marek, Poland, NR

KELEMEN, András, Hungary, EPP/CD

KESKIN, Hakki, Germany, UEL

KOLESNIKOV, Victor, Russian Federation, EDG

KOZMA, József, Hungary, SOC

KUKAN, Eduard, Slovakia, EPP/CD

LAVTIŽAR-BEBLER, Darja, Slovenia, ALDE

LAXTON, Bob, United Kingdom, SOC

LEGENDRE, Jacques, France, EPP/CD

LELIĆ, Ruža, Croatia, EPP/CD

LETICA, Slaven, Croatia, EPP/CD

LIBICKI, Jan, Filip, Poland, EDG

LILLIENHÖÖK, Anna, Sweden, EPP/CD

LINDBLAD, Göran, Sweden, EPP/CD

LINDINGER, Ewald, Austria, SOC

LINTNER, Eduard, Germany, EPP/CD

LIVI, BACCI, Massimo, Italy, SOC

Lord BURLISON, United Kingdom, SOC

Lord, TOMLINSON, John, United Kingdom, SOC

MacSHANE, Denis, United Kingdom, SOC

MALINS, Humfrey, United Kingdom, EDG

MANZELLA, Andrea, Italy, SOC

MARCENARO, Pietro, Italy, SOC

MARTY, Dick, Switzerland, ALDE

McCAFFERTY, Chris, United Kingdom, SOC

MEALE, Alan, United Kingdom, SOC

MELČÁK, Miloš, Czech Republic, SOC

MENDES, BOTA, José, Portugal, EPP/CD

MIHKELSON, Marko, Estonia, EPP/CD

MITREVA, Ilinka, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", SOC

Ms DUESUND, Åse, Gunhild, Woie, Norway, EPP/CD

MUTTONEN, Christine, Austria, SOC

NEGELE, Gebhard, Liechtenstein, EPP/CD

NÉMETH, Zsolt, Hungary, EPP/CD

NESSA, Pasquale, Italy, EPP/CD

O'HARA, Edward, United Kingdom, SOC

OHLSSON, Carina, Sweden, SOC

OLSSON, Kent, Sweden, EPP/CD

PANGALOS, Theodoros, Greece, SOC

PANTELEEV, Oleg, Russian Federation, EDG

PAPADIMITRIOU, Elsa, Greece, EPP/CD

PAPADOPOULOS, Antigoni, Cyprus, ALDE

PERNASKA, Lajla, Albana, EPP/CD

PINZGER, Manfred, Italy, EPP/CD

PIROZHNIKOVA, Liudmila, Russian Federation, EDG

POPOVA, Tatiana, Russian Federation, NR

POSTOICO, Maria, Moldova, UEL

POTRATA, Majda, Slovenia, SOC

POURGOURIDES, Christos, Cyprus, EPP/CD

PREDA, Cezar, Florin, Romania, EPP/CD

RAU, Zbigniew, Poland, EDG

RODRIGUES, Ricardo, Portugal, SOC

RUPPRECHT, Marlene, Germany, SOC

RUSTAMYAN, Armen, Armenia, SOC

SAMBEVSKI, Oliver, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", EPP/CD

SARIKAS, Fidias, Cyprus, SOC

SCHREINER, Bernard, France, EPP/CD

SHARANDIN, Yuri, Russian Federation, EDG

SHYBKO, Vitaliy, Ukraine, SOC

SOININVAARA, Osmo, Finland, SOC

SPILIOTIS-SAQUET, Christophe, Monaco, EPP/CD

STEPANENKO, Vjačeslavs, Latvia, NR

STRÄSSER, Christoph, Germany, SOC

SZABÓ, Zoltán, Hungary, SOC

TEKELİOĞLU, Mehmet, Turkey, EPP/CD

TOROSYAN, Tigran, Armenia, EDG

ŢULEA, Oleg, Moldova, SOC

VAKSDAL, Øyvind, Norway, EDG

Van den BRANDE, Luc, Belgium, EPP/CD

VERMOT-MANGOLD, Ruth-Gaby, Switzerland, SOC

VĖSAITĖ, Birutė, Lithuania, SOC

VIS, Rudi, United Kingdom, SOC

VON SYDOW, Björn, Sweden, SOC

WAALKENS, Harm, Evert, Netherlands, SOC

WALTER, Robert, United Kingdom, EDG

WITA, Tadeusz, Poland, EDG

WODARG, Wolfgang, Germany, SOC

WOLDSETH, Karin, S., Norway, EDG

YOTOVA, Iliana, Bulgaria, SOC

ZAPFL-HELBLING, Rosmarie, Switzerland, EPP/CD

ZAREMBA, Krzysztof, Poland, EPP/CD

HERASYM'YUK Olha, Ukraine, ALDE

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Total = 167

¹     SOC: Socialist Group
      EPP/CD: Group of the European People’s Party
      ALDE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
      EDG: European Democratic Group
      UEL: Group of the Unified European Left
      NR: not registered in a group