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TURKEY EXPECTS ECHR TO STICK TO EARLIER RULING OVER SWISS APPEAL ON "GENOCIDE" CASE
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
June 4 2014
ANKARA
Turkey has said it is confident that the Grand Chamber of the European
Court of Human Rights will stick to the court's earlier decision
ruled that punishing denials of "the Armenian genocide" constitute
a violation of freedom of expression.
The statement came following the court's acceptance of Switzerland's
request for the referral of the judgment delivered by the ECHR on
the Perincek v. Switzerland case on Dec. 17, 2013.
"We are confident that the Grand Chamber will be guided by
exclusively legal considerations when hearing the case. One cannot
imagine an outcome different than the chamber judgment of Dec. 17,
2013, considering the jurisprudence of the ECHR and the fundamental
principles of law," the Foreign Ministry said in a written statement
late June 3.
"While the ECHR's judgment of Dec. 17, 2013, endorsed the principle of
'the protection of the freedom of expression which is the fundamental
element of societies committed to freedom, democracy, and the rule
of law,' Switzerland has brought the matter before the Grand Chamber
on entirely political motives," it added.
"Thus, once again," the statement read, "this will be an adequate
response against initiatives attempting to politicize history and law,
and will strongly confirm that freedom of expression, which is the
building block of democratic societies, is under protection."
Workers' Party (İP) Chairman Dogu Perincek, who said that "the
Armenian genocide is an international lie," had complained that Swiss
courts had breached his freedom of expression, based on Article 10
covering freedom of expression.
Issued on Dec. 17, 2013, the ECHR ruling stated that "the free
exercise of the right to openly discuss questions of a sensitive and
controversial nature is one of the fundamental aspects of freedom of
expression and distinguishes a tolerant and pluralistic democratic
society from a totalitarian or dictatorial regime."
June/04/2014
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-expects-echr-to-stick-to-earlier-ruling-over-swiss-appeal-on-genocide-case.aspx?pageID=238&nID=67380&NewsCatID=339
From: A. Papazian
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
June 4 2014
ANKARA
Turkey has said it is confident that the Grand Chamber of the European
Court of Human Rights will stick to the court's earlier decision
ruled that punishing denials of "the Armenian genocide" constitute
a violation of freedom of expression.
The statement came following the court's acceptance of Switzerland's
request for the referral of the judgment delivered by the ECHR on
the Perincek v. Switzerland case on Dec. 17, 2013.
"We are confident that the Grand Chamber will be guided by
exclusively legal considerations when hearing the case. One cannot
imagine an outcome different than the chamber judgment of Dec. 17,
2013, considering the jurisprudence of the ECHR and the fundamental
principles of law," the Foreign Ministry said in a written statement
late June 3.
"While the ECHR's judgment of Dec. 17, 2013, endorsed the principle of
'the protection of the freedom of expression which is the fundamental
element of societies committed to freedom, democracy, and the rule
of law,' Switzerland has brought the matter before the Grand Chamber
on entirely political motives," it added.
"Thus, once again," the statement read, "this will be an adequate
response against initiatives attempting to politicize history and law,
and will strongly confirm that freedom of expression, which is the
building block of democratic societies, is under protection."
Workers' Party (İP) Chairman Dogu Perincek, who said that "the
Armenian genocide is an international lie," had complained that Swiss
courts had breached his freedom of expression, based on Article 10
covering freedom of expression.
Issued on Dec. 17, 2013, the ECHR ruling stated that "the free
exercise of the right to openly discuss questions of a sensitive and
controversial nature is one of the fundamental aspects of freedom of
expression and distinguishes a tolerant and pluralistic democratic
society from a totalitarian or dictatorial regime."
June/04/2014
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-expects-echr-to-stick-to-earlier-ruling-over-swiss-appeal-on-genocide-case.aspx?pageID=238&nID=67380&NewsCatID=339
From: A. Papazian