Who shot the prosecutor, who benefited from his silence?

There still has not been a forensic report made public about the killing of prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz on March 31 during an act of terror by the militants of the outlawed Revolutionary People Liberation Party and Front (DHKP-C) as they raided his office in Istanbul?s Justice House.

Kiraz was killed at the end of eight hours of captivity, of which the last six hours saw negotiations with the assailants, when shots were heard from within his office as police clashed with the DHKP-C militants. President Tayyip Erdo?an was the first one to make a statement while he was still in Slovenia, saying Istanbul Police Chief Selami Alt?nok had told him on the phone the prosecutor had three bullet wounds in the head and two in the abdomen.

He was taken to the nearby Florence Nightingale Hospital but could not be saved. Dr. Çavlan Çiftçi of Istanbul Bilim University took part in the operation to save him. He said afterwards Kiraz?s heartbeat and breathing had already stopped by the time he was brought in to the hospital and all their efforts to bring him back to life had failed.

Health sources say the police asked for an immediate transfer of the body to Forensic Medicine for the burial of Kiraz. Reportedly bullets removed from his body were taken there in a separate bag by the police. That means it would be extremely difficult (especially in such a short time, since he was to be buried by noon on April 1) to determine details like entry angles and shooting distance, since his chest had already been opened in the hospital.

Referring to police sources, Turkish media reported on April 2 the bullets were from one of the terrorists? 7.65 French-made pistol, while none were from the police officers trying to get into the room while clashing with...