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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
March 2 2013
Five month prison sentences given for banners targeting Armenians
ISTANBUL
Demonstrators who held banners targeting Armenians during last year's
commemoration of the Khojaly massacre, in which hundreds of
Azerbaijanis were killed by Armenian military forces, have been
sentenced to five months in prison by an Istanbul court, daily
Habertürk reported March 2.
The banners which read `You are all Armenians, you are all bastards,'
as well as signs that mocked the slain Turkish journalist of Armenian
origin Hrant Dink, had caused indignation both inside and outside
Turkey. Prosecutions were initiated against the 10 organizers who held
the banners for incitement to hatred.
The indicted said their intention was not to insult, but rather to
draw attention to the Khojaly massacre and protest the French
Parliament. At the time, France was considering a bill to make it a
crime to deny that the events of 1915 amounted to a genocide against
the Armenian people.
The court sentenced six of the 10 suspects to six months in prison,
which was reduced to five for good behavior during the trial. They
were also fined 3,000 Turkish Liras.
March/02/2013
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/five-month-prison-sentences-given-for-banners-targeting-armenians.aspx?pageID=238&nID=42192&NewsCatID=341
March 2 2013
Five month prison sentences given for banners targeting Armenians
ISTANBUL
Demonstrators who held banners targeting Armenians during last year's
commemoration of the Khojaly massacre, in which hundreds of
Azerbaijanis were killed by Armenian military forces, have been
sentenced to five months in prison by an Istanbul court, daily
Habertürk reported March 2.
The banners which read `You are all Armenians, you are all bastards,'
as well as signs that mocked the slain Turkish journalist of Armenian
origin Hrant Dink, had caused indignation both inside and outside
Turkey. Prosecutions were initiated against the 10 organizers who held
the banners for incitement to hatred.
The indicted said their intention was not to insult, but rather to
draw attention to the Khojaly massacre and protest the French
Parliament. At the time, France was considering a bill to make it a
crime to deny that the events of 1915 amounted to a genocide against
the Armenian people.
The court sentenced six of the 10 suspects to six months in prison,
which was reduced to five for good behavior during the trial. They
were also fined 3,000 Turkish Liras.
March/02/2013
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/five-month-prison-sentences-given-for-banners-targeting-armenians.aspx?pageID=238&nID=42192&NewsCatID=341