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    PanArmenian.net

    US Helsinki Commission Urges Turkey to Withdraw Charges of Pamuk

    15.10.2005 19:36 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The US Helsinki Commission has sent a letter to Turkish
    Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urging him to withdraw charges against Turkish
    writer Orhan Pamuk, reported the Armenian National Committee of America
    (ANCA). Pamuk is accused of «publicly insulting the national identity of
    Turks» in his statements over the Armenian Genocide. If Orhan Pamuk is
    convicted, this will increase apprehensions of those, who are skeptical
    about Turkey assuring commitment to liberty and democracy, Commission
    Chairman, Senator Sam Brownback emphasized. The US Helsinki Commission is a
    state structure, which follows fulfillment of the Helsinki Final Act of
    1975. The Commission includes 9 members of the Senate and the House and a
    member of each of the State, Defense and Trade Departments
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