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Baltasar Garzón: “I will be in Armenia in 2015”
(Agencia Prensa Armenia).- The Spanish jurist Dr. Baltasar Garzón said
that `it is very worrying that the concept of denial is appearing
again. The facts of the Holocaust are known, but the Armenian Genocide
ones aren’t' at a conference on `Genocide, Holocaust denial and
impunity'. In this sense, Garzón said that `there are facts beyond
doubt. I think we should not spend too much time justifying the
existence of those facts'.
The conference was organized by the Armenian National Committee of
South America (CNA) on Saturday 30th. Pedro Mouratian Director of
National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism
(INADI), opened the conference by making a parallel between the
struggle for recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the trials of
those responsible for Argentina's military dictatorship: `The process
of our country is about memory, truth and justice and the prosecution
of those responsible for the last military dictatorship, somehow makes
us believe that we may be able to get the recognition of those
responsible for the genocide committed against the Armenian people'.
`We have been seeking justice for nearly a century, it's very
difficult for us to believe that justice can arrive. But it always
does, sometimes late, but comes', Mouratian added.
Dr. Khatchik Der Ghougassian, president of the CNA of South America,
said that Garzón `makes us believe that justice will come to those who
believe in the values and a better future for humanity', and that his
work serve `to show the world the uniqueness of a genocide that was
forgotten for a hundred years and even today shakes a regional power,
to the point that it carries on with his denier politics'. Finally, he
invited Dr. Garzón to visit Armenia in 2015, the year in which the
centennial of the Armenian Genocide will be commemorated .
When Garzón open the conference, he confirmed that he `will be in
Armenia in 2015', a phrase that drew applause from the audience. Then
he remembered that `until today, recognizing the existence of the
Armenian Genocide in Turkey is criminal', according to the criminal
code of the country.
Then, the Spanish lawyer told `one of the most important moments of
his life': On September 15, 2010, he traveled to Istanbul to receive
the Hrant Dink Award. `It was very important for me to defend the
existence of the Armenian Genocide and it’s impunity precisely
in Turkey. The Spanish diplomatic delegation suggested that I should
refrain from criticizing too hard as it could endanger my safety'.
Regarding his experience in investigating crimes of dictatorships of
Argentina and Chile, Garzón said: `What we perceived on the victims
when they gave their testimony was that the mere fact of being in
front of a judge that was going to make a judgment of criminal legal
value, was already a reparation. 'For the first time a judge is
listening to us’, they said'.
Speaking on reparations and compensation for these crimes, Garzón said
that there are still some countries that do not recognize the Armenian
Genocide. `For example, Israel. The Jewish people suffered the
greatest genocide in history. And yet, they say that they do not
recognize the Armenian Genocide because of their good relationship
with Turkey. They do not hide the reason. This pragmatism is one of
the enemies of the victims'. In France, `the National Assembly
criminalized the denial of the Armenian Genocide. Finally a country
established the same rule regarding the denial of the Holocaust. That
was a major success, but the State Council declared it
unconstitutional. That was not the case of Switzerland, where it is
considered discrimination to denial the existence of the Armenian
Genocide'.
( Link -> http://www.prensaarmenia.com.ar/search/label/Internacionales )
Armenia 1366, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: (5411) 4775-7595
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.diarioarmenia.org.ar
Baltasar Garzón: “I will be in Armenia in 2015”
(Agencia Prensa Armenia).- The Spanish jurist Dr. Baltasar Garzón said
that `it is very worrying that the concept of denial is appearing
again. The facts of the Holocaust are known, but the Armenian Genocide
ones aren’t' at a conference on `Genocide, Holocaust denial and
impunity'. In this sense, Garzón said that `there are facts beyond
doubt. I think we should not spend too much time justifying the
existence of those facts'.
The conference was organized by the Armenian National Committee of
South America (CNA) on Saturday 30th. Pedro Mouratian Director of
National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism
(INADI), opened the conference by making a parallel between the
struggle for recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the trials of
those responsible for Argentina's military dictatorship: `The process
of our country is about memory, truth and justice and the prosecution
of those responsible for the last military dictatorship, somehow makes
us believe that we may be able to get the recognition of those
responsible for the genocide committed against the Armenian people'.
`We have been seeking justice for nearly a century, it's very
difficult for us to believe that justice can arrive. But it always
does, sometimes late, but comes', Mouratian added.
Dr. Khatchik Der Ghougassian, president of the CNA of South America,
said that Garzón `makes us believe that justice will come to those who
believe in the values and a better future for humanity', and that his
work serve `to show the world the uniqueness of a genocide that was
forgotten for a hundred years and even today shakes a regional power,
to the point that it carries on with his denier politics'. Finally, he
invited Dr. Garzón to visit Armenia in 2015, the year in which the
centennial of the Armenian Genocide will be commemorated .
When Garzón open the conference, he confirmed that he `will be in
Armenia in 2015', a phrase that drew applause from the audience. Then
he remembered that `until today, recognizing the existence of the
Armenian Genocide in Turkey is criminal', according to the criminal
code of the country.
Then, the Spanish lawyer told `one of the most important moments of
his life': On September 15, 2010, he traveled to Istanbul to receive
the Hrant Dink Award. `It was very important for me to defend the
existence of the Armenian Genocide and it’s impunity precisely
in Turkey. The Spanish diplomatic delegation suggested that I should
refrain from criticizing too hard as it could endanger my safety'.
Regarding his experience in investigating crimes of dictatorships of
Argentina and Chile, Garzón said: `What we perceived on the victims
when they gave their testimony was that the mere fact of being in
front of a judge that was going to make a judgment of criminal legal
value, was already a reparation. 'For the first time a judge is
listening to us’, they said'.
Speaking on reparations and compensation for these crimes, Garzón said
that there are still some countries that do not recognize the Armenian
Genocide. `For example, Israel. The Jewish people suffered the
greatest genocide in history. And yet, they say that they do not
recognize the Armenian Genocide because of their good relationship
with Turkey. They do not hide the reason. This pragmatism is one of
the enemies of the victims'. In France, `the National Assembly
criminalized the denial of the Armenian Genocide. Finally a country
established the same rule regarding the denial of the Holocaust. That
was a major success, but the State Council declared it
unconstitutional. That was not the case of Switzerland, where it is
considered discrimination to denial the existence of the Armenian
Genocide'.
( Link -> http://www.prensaarmenia.com.ar/search/label/Internacionales )