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    Turkish Press
    July 29 2005

    Press Review

    HURRIYET

    TURKEY PROTESTS SWITZERLAND'S DETENTION OF PERINCEK

    Turkey yesterday filed an official protest of Switzerland's detention
    last week of Turkish Worker's Party (IP) leader Dogu Perincek for
    denying the so-called Armenian genocide. Turkey filed the protest in
    both Ankara and Bern. Swiss Ambassador to Ankara Waltre Gyger was
    summoned by Foreign Ministry Deputy Undersecretary Nabi Sensoy to the
    ministry to receive Ankara's protest. In addition, Turkish Ambassador
    to Bern Alev Kilic went to the Swiss Foreign Ministry to deliver the
    protest. `Saying that the incidents of 1915 were not genocide is not
    a crime,' said the protest. `If it was, Switzerland's stance would
    violate the freedom of expression, one of our bedrock rights and
    freedoms. Such deplorable treatment of a Turkish citizen threatens to
    seriously damage relations between our countries.' /Hurriyet/
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