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LEGAL ACTION IS BROUGHT AGAINST BRITISH SCIENTIST
By Hakob Chakrian
AZG Armenian Daily
01/02/2008
Armenian Genocide
Turkish BIA news agency reported on January 29 that Switzerland
Federal Court by mediation of Zurich Office of Public Prosecutor,
brought a legal action against British scientist, Professor of Ankara
Bilkent University Norman Stone for denial of the Armenian Genocide.
Zurich Office of Public Prosecutor applied to Federal Court on January
15, 2007, underlining that Stone had denied the fact of the Armenian
Genocide in his article in Swiss "Welwoche" weekly newspaper published
on October 26, 2006.
Zurich Federal Court brought an action against Norman Stone by 261
Article of Swiss Criminal Code that came into force from January 1,
2005. Under article 261 of the criminal code, anyone who openly and
in a vile way insults or derides the religious beliefs of others,
denies, belittles, or relativises genocide or crimes against humanity
can be jailed for up to three years or fined.
By Hakob Chakrian
AZG Armenian Daily
01/02/2008
Armenian Genocide
Turkish BIA news agency reported on January 29 that Switzerland
Federal Court by mediation of Zurich Office of Public Prosecutor,
brought a legal action against British scientist, Professor of Ankara
Bilkent University Norman Stone for denial of the Armenian Genocide.
Zurich Office of Public Prosecutor applied to Federal Court on January
15, 2007, underlining that Stone had denied the fact of the Armenian
Genocide in his article in Swiss "Welwoche" weekly newspaper published
on October 26, 2006.
Zurich Federal Court brought an action against Norman Stone by 261
Article of Swiss Criminal Code that came into force from January 1,
2005. Under article 261 of the criminal code, anyone who openly and
in a vile way insults or derides the religious beliefs of others,
denies, belittles, or relativises genocide or crimes against humanity
can be jailed for up to three years or fined.