The scheduled court in the case of the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was held in Ankara.
The judge has denied the petition of several of the defendants and their lawyers, who requested a change to the preventative measures. All the detained persons remain in custody, the lawyer of one of the defendants Hande Berktin told RIA Novosti. The next court hearing is scheduled for September 6.
The trial for the murder of Karlov has started on January 8. All defendants deny their involvement in the crime.
Karlov was shot by an off-duty Turkish police officer, Mevlut Mert Altintas, at the opening of an art gallery exhibition called "Russia from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka. Through the Eyes of a Traveler" in Ankara on December 19, 2016. The attacker was killed at the scene by the police. There are total of 28 suspects in the case.
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