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TURKEY RESPONDS TO SWITZERLAND'S DECISION TO APPEAL EUROPEAN COURT RULING ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL
15:39 14.03.2014
Armenian Genocide, Switzerland, Turkey
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has issued a statement in
response to the referral of judgment of the European Court of Human
Rights on the case of "Perincek v.Switzerland" to the Grand Chamber
by Switzerland. The statement reads:
"In a judgment published on 17 December 2013, the European Court of
Human Rights (ECtHR) had ruled that Switzerland breached Article 10
of the European Convention on Human Rights on "freedom of expression"
in the case of Dogu Perincek v. Switzerland.
We have learned through the written statement by Swiss Federal Office
of Justice on 11 March 2014 that Switzerland has decided to object
to this judgment and refer it to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR .
Having full confidence in the rule of law, we expect that the Grand
Chamber will confirm once more and forcefully that "freedom of
expression", which is the building bloc of democratic societies,
is safeguarded.
In this way, we believe that the efforts to politicize the law will
be aborted once again."
The government of Switzerland announced Tuesday that it will appeal
a December 17, 2013 decision by the European Court of Human Rights
overturning the conviction of Dogu Perincek for denying the Armenian
Genocide.
The decision was made by Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice,
which is asking the ECtHR Grand Chamber to review the ruling to
clarify the scope available to Swiss authorities in applying the
Swiss Criminal Code to combat racism. Switzerland created this penal
provision, which entered into force in 1995, to close loopholes in
its criminal law and enable the country to accede to the UN Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/14/turkey-responds-to-switzerlands-decision-to-appeal-european-court-ruling-on-armenian-genocide-denial/
From: Baghdasarian
15:39 14.03.2014
Armenian Genocide, Switzerland, Turkey
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has issued a statement in
response to the referral of judgment of the European Court of Human
Rights on the case of "Perincek v.Switzerland" to the Grand Chamber
by Switzerland. The statement reads:
"In a judgment published on 17 December 2013, the European Court of
Human Rights (ECtHR) had ruled that Switzerland breached Article 10
of the European Convention on Human Rights on "freedom of expression"
in the case of Dogu Perincek v. Switzerland.
We have learned through the written statement by Swiss Federal Office
of Justice on 11 March 2014 that Switzerland has decided to object
to this judgment and refer it to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR .
Having full confidence in the rule of law, we expect that the Grand
Chamber will confirm once more and forcefully that "freedom of
expression", which is the building bloc of democratic societies,
is safeguarded.
In this way, we believe that the efforts to politicize the law will
be aborted once again."
The government of Switzerland announced Tuesday that it will appeal
a December 17, 2013 decision by the European Court of Human Rights
overturning the conviction of Dogu Perincek for denying the Armenian
Genocide.
The decision was made by Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice,
which is asking the ECtHR Grand Chamber to review the ruling to
clarify the scope available to Swiss authorities in applying the
Swiss Criminal Code to combat racism. Switzerland created this penal
provision, which entered into force in 1995, to close loopholes in
its criminal law and enable the country to accede to the UN Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/14/turkey-responds-to-switzerlands-decision-to-appeal-european-court-ruling-on-armenian-genocide-denial/
From: Baghdasarian