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Hate Banner Against Armenians Punished
An Istanbul court found 6 defendants guilty for carrying a banner
including hate speech against Armenians, sentencing them to 5 month of
prison which was later on commuted to a fine.
�°stanbul - BIA News Desk
27 December 2012, Thursday
An Istanbul court found 6 defendants guilty for carrying a banner
including hate speech against Armenias during a protest in Istanbul on
the 25th anniversary of Khojaly Massacre in Azerbaijan. The judge
sentenced them to 5 month of prison which was later on commuted to a
fine of roughly 1,300 euros.
10 defendants stood trial today where they denied charges and asked
for dismissal. The judge found 6 defendants--Derya Kabak�, Burak
Kahveci, Cihan Dabak, Umut Akbulut, Hasan Hüseyin Kocabey and Kaz�±m
Büyükbunar--guilty for "igniting hatred and revenge among public"
according to Penal Code Article 216. Charges on other defendants--Onur
Gürecio��lu, Recep Aksoy, Arzu Bekçi ve Samet Aksakal--were dismissed
as no evidence supported that they carried the banner.
On February 26, dozens of protestors gathered in Istanbul's Taksim
Square for the 25th anniversary of Khojaly Massacre, a killing of
around 700 Azeri people by Russian and Armenian Army during the
Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1992. The defendants were charged for opening
a banner that included hate speech against Armenians.
This article has been compiled from CNNTURK. (EA/HK)
From: A. Papazian
An Istanbul court found 6 defendants guilty for carrying a banner
including hate speech against Armenians, sentencing them to 5 month of
prison which was later on commuted to a fine.
�°stanbul - BIA News Desk
27 December 2012, Thursday
An Istanbul court found 6 defendants guilty for carrying a banner
including hate speech against Armenias during a protest in Istanbul on
the 25th anniversary of Khojaly Massacre in Azerbaijan. The judge
sentenced them to 5 month of prison which was later on commuted to a
fine of roughly 1,300 euros.
10 defendants stood trial today where they denied charges and asked
for dismissal. The judge found 6 defendants--Derya Kabak�, Burak
Kahveci, Cihan Dabak, Umut Akbulut, Hasan Hüseyin Kocabey and Kaz�±m
Büyükbunar--guilty for "igniting hatred and revenge among public"
according to Penal Code Article 216. Charges on other defendants--Onur
Gürecio��lu, Recep Aksoy, Arzu Bekçi ve Samet Aksakal--were dismissed
as no evidence supported that they carried the banner.
On February 26, dozens of protestors gathered in Istanbul's Taksim
Square for the 25th anniversary of Khojaly Massacre, a killing of
around 700 Azeri people by Russian and Armenian Army during the
Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1992. The defendants were charged for opening
a banner that included hate speech against Armenians.
This article has been compiled from CNNTURK. (EA/HK)
From: A. Papazian