Mumcu family meets justice minister over 1993 killing
The family of slain journalist Uğur Mumcu met with Justice Minister Akın Gürlek on Aug. 6 to discuss the latest developments in the investigation into his 1993 assassination.
Mumcu’s wife, Şükran Güldal Mumcu, and his son, Özgür Mumcu, attended the meeting at the Justice Ministry, along with the family’s lawyers. The sides discussed the status of the case and new efforts to uncover the circumstances surrounding the killing.
Güldal Mumcu said after the meeting that the family had called for the perpetrators and those who ordered the assassination to be identified regardless of who they were.
“We conveyed our demand that the perpetrators and instigators be identified, whoever they may be,” Güldal Mumcu said. She said Gürlek had pledged to do everything possible to uncover those behind the killing and their connections.
