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SWISS MFA DISCUSSED CASE OF TURKISH MINISTER
NEWS.AM
March 24, 2012 | 00:04
ZURICH. - Switzerland's Zurich Center's Prosecutor's Office has
completed the preliminary investigation against Egemen Bagis, Turkish
Minister on EU Issues, for denying the Armenian Genocide. To process
farther, the Prosecutor's Office has applied to the Swiss MFA.
The General Prosecutor of Zurich Christine Braunschweig told the
Turkish Dogan News Agency that Bagis is being prosecuted according
to the 261st article of the Swiss Criminal Code. She mentioned that
the preliminary investigation has been completed and the results were
sent to the MFA, after the MFA's answer it will be clear whether to
launch a criminal case or not.
The Swiss MFA confirmed that the prosecutor's office has conducted
an inquiry in regard to the inviolability of the Turkish minister.
"Such inquiries and discussions between the MFA and the prosecutor's
office are normal. According to international law, all the foreign
officials who have come to participate in the World Economic Forum
in Davos are inviolable. However, inviolability can be cancelled
if the circumstances require. Not the MFA but the judicial forces
will decide whether to launch a criminal case against Bagis or not,"
the answer of the Swiss MFA reads.
It is stated that the Turkish MFA inputs all efforts so the Swiss MFA
will declare Bagis to have diplomatic inviolability. The prosecutor's
office of Zurich will announce its decision in the beginning of
April, 2012.
To note, Bagis had announced that even in a country criminalizing
denial of genocides he can declare that the Armenian Genocide did
not happen.
"Today in Switzerland I announce that the events of 1915 are not to
be considered as genocide. Let them come and arrest me. Those laws
are nothing more than a piece of paper," Bagis had stated.
Afterwards the General Prosecutor of Zurich Christine Braunschweig
started a preliminary investigation against Bagis stressing that the
investigation is being conducted according to the 261st article of
the Swiss Criminal Code.
NEWS.AM
March 24, 2012 | 00:04
ZURICH. - Switzerland's Zurich Center's Prosecutor's Office has
completed the preliminary investigation against Egemen Bagis, Turkish
Minister on EU Issues, for denying the Armenian Genocide. To process
farther, the Prosecutor's Office has applied to the Swiss MFA.
The General Prosecutor of Zurich Christine Braunschweig told the
Turkish Dogan News Agency that Bagis is being prosecuted according
to the 261st article of the Swiss Criminal Code. She mentioned that
the preliminary investigation has been completed and the results were
sent to the MFA, after the MFA's answer it will be clear whether to
launch a criminal case or not.
The Swiss MFA confirmed that the prosecutor's office has conducted
an inquiry in regard to the inviolability of the Turkish minister.
"Such inquiries and discussions between the MFA and the prosecutor's
office are normal. According to international law, all the foreign
officials who have come to participate in the World Economic Forum
in Davos are inviolable. However, inviolability can be cancelled
if the circumstances require. Not the MFA but the judicial forces
will decide whether to launch a criminal case against Bagis or not,"
the answer of the Swiss MFA reads.
It is stated that the Turkish MFA inputs all efforts so the Swiss MFA
will declare Bagis to have diplomatic inviolability. The prosecutor's
office of Zurich will announce its decision in the beginning of
April, 2012.
To note, Bagis had announced that even in a country criminalizing
denial of genocides he can declare that the Armenian Genocide did
not happen.
"Today in Switzerland I announce that the events of 1915 are not to
be considered as genocide. Let them come and arrest me. Those laws
are nothing more than a piece of paper," Bagis had stated.
Afterwards the General Prosecutor of Zurich Christine Braunschweig
started a preliminary investigation against Bagis stressing that the
investigation is being conducted according to the 261st article of
the Swiss Criminal Code.