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ECHR SUSTAINS APPEAL OF TURKISH POLITICIAN CONVICTED FOR DENIAL OF SO-CALLED "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE" IN SWITZERLAND
APA, Azerbaijan
dec 17 2013
[ 17 December 2013 15:16 ]
The decision is regarded as a serious blow to the positions of the
Armenian Diaspora and lobby
Baku - APA. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sustained the
appeal of Workers' Party (İP) Chairman Dogu Perincek convicted for
denial of so-called "Armenian genocide" in Switzerland against this
country, APA reports.
The original case emerged from Perincek's participation in a number
of conferences in Switzerland in 2005, during which he publicly denied
that the Ottoman Empire had perpetrated the crime of genocide against
the Armenian people in 1915. The Lausanne Police Court found Perincek
guilty of racial discrimination on March 9, 2007, based on the Swiss
Criminal Code, after a complaint filed by the Switzerland-Armenia
Association.
Perincek had complained that Swiss courts had breached his freedom of
expression, based on Article 10 covering freedom of expression. ECHR
sustained the appeal and demanded defense from Switzerland and asked
about the Turkish government's attitude towards this issue. Finally,
Perincek's appeal was found justified.
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights will reportedly be
a precedent for the Council of Europe member states. It is a serious
blow to the Armenian Diaspora and lobby. Armenian lobby is trying to
adopt a law criminalizing the denial of so-called "Armenian genocide"
in many countries, including France. Though this kind of law adopted
in France was abolished by the Constitutional Council, the Armenians
want to re-enact this law.
APA, Azerbaijan
dec 17 2013
[ 17 December 2013 15:16 ]
The decision is regarded as a serious blow to the positions of the
Armenian Diaspora and lobby
Baku - APA. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sustained the
appeal of Workers' Party (İP) Chairman Dogu Perincek convicted for
denial of so-called "Armenian genocide" in Switzerland against this
country, APA reports.
The original case emerged from Perincek's participation in a number
of conferences in Switzerland in 2005, during which he publicly denied
that the Ottoman Empire had perpetrated the crime of genocide against
the Armenian people in 1915. The Lausanne Police Court found Perincek
guilty of racial discrimination on March 9, 2007, based on the Swiss
Criminal Code, after a complaint filed by the Switzerland-Armenia
Association.
Perincek had complained that Swiss courts had breached his freedom of
expression, based on Article 10 covering freedom of expression. ECHR
sustained the appeal and demanded defense from Switzerland and asked
about the Turkish government's attitude towards this issue. Finally,
Perincek's appeal was found justified.
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights will reportedly be
a precedent for the Council of Europe member states. It is a serious
blow to the Armenian Diaspora and lobby. Armenian lobby is trying to
adopt a law criminalizing the denial of so-called "Armenian genocide"
in many countries, including France. Though this kind of law adopted
in France was abolished by the Constitutional Council, the Armenians
want to re-enact this law.