Zurich Prosecutor's Office Of Switzerland Starts Preliminary Investi

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ZURICH PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OF SWITZERLAND STARTS PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REGARDING TURKISH MINISTER WHO SAID "THERE WAS NO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE"

APA
Feb 6 2012
Azerbaijan

Armenian community in Switzerland appeals to prosecutor's office
regarding Egemen Bagis

Baku - APA. Zurich prosecutor's office of Switzerland has started
preliminary investigation regarding Turkish Minister for EU Affairs
Egemen Bagis, APA reports. Armenian community in Switzerland appealed
to the Prosecutor's Office after Egemen Bagis said in Zurich last
week "There was no Armenian genocide. Let them come and arrest me
for my words".

Zurich prosecutor Christine Braunschweig told Turkey's Dogan news
agency that they had launched preliminary investigation.

"Last week we received an application. The application said that
Egemen Bagis violated article 261 (racism) of the Criminal Code of
Switzerland. Our Prosecutor's Office passed a decision to carry out
preliminary investigation. We will investigate whether Egemen Bagis
said this or not. We will determine whether he has diplomatic immunity
or not. If the investigations find out that the law was violated and
he has no diplomatic immunity we will launch criminal proceedings,"
he said.

Egemen Bagis said he will comment after the preliminary investigation
is over.