A High Criminal Court in the northwestern province of Trabzon ruled Tuesday that Retired Colonel Albay Oz and five other soldiers face up to two years in prison on the charge of "neglect of duty" for their role in the death of Dink, Dogan News Agency reported.
A Criminal Court of Peace in the province had earlier ruled to dismiss the charges against the six accused.
Dink, editor in chief of the Agos newspaper, was shot dead outside the offices of the paper in Istanbul in January 2007.
The teenager accused in the murder was quickly apprehended trying to make his way to his hometown of Trabzon on the Black Sea coast. Police later arrested Erhan Tuncel and Yasin Hayal for inciting the teenager to carry out the attack. A total of 20 suspects are currently standing trial for Dink's murder.
It was later revealed that Tuncel, who was a police informant, had alerted Trabzon security forces about plans to murder Dink.
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