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    PERINCEK: SWITZERLAND IS BIASED ON ARMENIAN ISSUE

    The Anatolian Times, Turkey
    Sept 20 2005

    SWISS POLICE WARNS PERINCEK NOT TO SPEAK ON ARMENIAN ISSUE

    LAUSANNE - "Switzerland accused Turkey of committing genocide without
    verifying historical facts and in a biased way," Labor Party (IP)
    leader Dogu Perincek said on Sunday.

    Perincek took the floor at a conference on the issue of the so-called
    Armenian genocide in Switzerland, where he arrived to give evidence
    to Lausanne Prosecutor.

    It was learned that prior to his arrival to the hall to address the
    conference, Swiss Police warned Perincek not to deny the "so-called"
    Armenian genocide. They told Perincek not to speak on so-called
    Armenian genocide. The police also warned that in case Perincek speaks
    on Armenian problem and in case this includes an element of crime,
    this would be added to the ongoing investigation .

    In July, Perincek was interrogated as he said that the so-called
    Armenian genocide had never been happened. Lausanne Prosecutor's
    Office called on Perincek to come to the office on September 20th,
    to interrogate him for a second time.

    At the conference, Perincek called on Switzerland to make a serious
    investigation about the Armenian issue. He said it was unjust to
    declare a nation "committing genocide" without thoroughly examining
    the events that had happened 90 years ago.

    Perincek said Turks never committed genocide, on the contrary Armenians
    --under the command of Russians-- had committed genocide on Turks
    who were trying to defend their country.

    Swiss police covered Perincek's speech and videotaped it to add it
    to prosecutor's investigation.

    Perincek will hold a press conference in Zurich on Tuesday and give
    his testimony in Lausanne Prosecutor's Office on September 20th.

    Perincek earlier had been detained in Winterthur city of Switzerland
    as he said, "Armenian genocide is nothing but an international lie"
    at a news conference, but he was released after being interrogated.

    A legal procedure was also opened in Switzerland against Prof. Dr.

    Yusuf Halacoglu, the Chairman of the Turkish Historical Society,
    because of his statement refuting the so-called Armenian genocide
    allegations.
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