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Secret Ankara-Paris correspondence prior to cancellation of denial law
01.06.2015 16:16NEWS
Secret electronic correspondence related to the `Genocide Law' that
was cancelled by the Constitutional Council of France after being
accepted by the Parliament of France has been published. The
correspondence between former AKP Member of Parliament YaÅ?ar YakıÅ? and
member of the Constitutional Council of France Hubert Haenel have
fanned the flames about the debate over the activities of the Turkish
lobby in France.
The monthly `Nouvelles d'Arménie' published in France has published a
number of e-mails exchanged between former AKP member of parliament
YaÅ?ar YakıÅ? and member of the Constitutional Council of France Hubert
Haenel. The correspondence is about the possibility of an appeal at
the Constitutional Council of France to the law criminalizing the
denial of the Armenian Genocide, also known as the `Boyer Law' that
had passed at the Parliament of France but was cancelled by the
Constitutional Council of France.
YakıÅ?: The wind has changed completely
In the cover story of the monthly's January issue, the allegedly
original texts of a number of exchanges between YakıÅ? and Haenel, also
a former senator, were published. In an e-mail dated 1 February 2012
published by the magazine, YaÅ?ar YakıÅ? expresses his satisfaction to
Constitutional Council of France member Haenel regarding the
collection of the adequate number of signatures for the discussion of
the cancellation of the denial law at the Constitutional Council, and
says `The wind has changed completely' regarding the appeal.
Hanael: You will be satisfied
In his e-mail, YakıÅ? says, `if this appeal results in the cancellation
of the law, then it will constitute an opportunity to revitalize
relationships between our countries'. YakıÅ? also tells the member of
the Constitutional Council who is tasked with the issue; `the file is
now in your hands'. A few hours later, Haenel wrote back to YakıÅ?,
saying, `My esteemed friend, I, too, am relaxed now. We have 30 days
to decide. The dice are cast. I can't say more. I will let you know'.
According to the magazine, another exchange between the two took place
on 28 February 2012, the day on which the Constitutional Council was
to declare its decision. In a message sent at 14:23, Haenel tells
YakıÅ? that the decision will be announced at 17:00, and says `you will
be satisfied with the outcome'. In his response sent at 14:58, YakıÅ?
tells Haenel that he is waiting impatiently for the decision, and
adds, `Since you say so, I do not think we will be disappointed'.
Call for Haenel to resign
The correspondence has attracted criticism from Armenian institutions
in France. However, these institutions have directed their criticism
to Hubert Haenel rather than Turkey. The Council for the Coordination
of Armenian Organizations (CCAF) published a a statement on the issue,
accusing YakıÅ?, who also served as the President of the Turkish-French
Friendship group in the Parliament from 2007 to 2011, of `pressurizing
a high-ranking member of the French judiciary'.
The CCAF also argued that Haenel's reassuring comments to YakıÅ? about
the denial law, and his notification to him of the hour the decision
would be announced was `in violation of the oath taken by officials of
the higher judiciary and also the principle of impartiality'. The CCAF
demanded that the `higher echelons' of the state initiate an
investigation about Haenel, and also called for Haenel to resign from
his membership of the Constitutional Council.
Diaspora institutions had previously accused Haenel of `lobbying on
Turkey's behalf' when the denial law had been brought to the
Constitutional Council in 2012, leading Haenel to declare that he
would not take part in the vote at the Constitutional Council on the
law. However, dissatisfied by this declaration, Diaspora institutions
have kept Haenel in their sights since. Haenel also served as the
President of the French Senate Commission of European Affairs, and is
a member of the `scientific committee' of the think-thank Institut du
Bosphore, established by the business people from two countries at the
initiative of TÃ`SÄ°AD, the Turkish Industry and Business Association.
(DW)
http://www.agos.com.tr/en/article/10160/secret-ankara-paris-correspondence-prior-to-cancellation-of-denial-law
01.06.2015 16:16NEWS
Secret electronic correspondence related to the `Genocide Law' that
was cancelled by the Constitutional Council of France after being
accepted by the Parliament of France has been published. The
correspondence between former AKP Member of Parliament YaÅ?ar YakıÅ? and
member of the Constitutional Council of France Hubert Haenel have
fanned the flames about the debate over the activities of the Turkish
lobby in France.
The monthly `Nouvelles d'Arménie' published in France has published a
number of e-mails exchanged between former AKP member of parliament
YaÅ?ar YakıÅ? and member of the Constitutional Council of France Hubert
Haenel. The correspondence is about the possibility of an appeal at
the Constitutional Council of France to the law criminalizing the
denial of the Armenian Genocide, also known as the `Boyer Law' that
had passed at the Parliament of France but was cancelled by the
Constitutional Council of France.
YakıÅ?: The wind has changed completely
In the cover story of the monthly's January issue, the allegedly
original texts of a number of exchanges between YakıÅ? and Haenel, also
a former senator, were published. In an e-mail dated 1 February 2012
published by the magazine, YaÅ?ar YakıÅ? expresses his satisfaction to
Constitutional Council of France member Haenel regarding the
collection of the adequate number of signatures for the discussion of
the cancellation of the denial law at the Constitutional Council, and
says `The wind has changed completely' regarding the appeal.
Hanael: You will be satisfied
In his e-mail, YakıÅ? says, `if this appeal results in the cancellation
of the law, then it will constitute an opportunity to revitalize
relationships between our countries'. YakıÅ? also tells the member of
the Constitutional Council who is tasked with the issue; `the file is
now in your hands'. A few hours later, Haenel wrote back to YakıÅ?,
saying, `My esteemed friend, I, too, am relaxed now. We have 30 days
to decide. The dice are cast. I can't say more. I will let you know'.
According to the magazine, another exchange between the two took place
on 28 February 2012, the day on which the Constitutional Council was
to declare its decision. In a message sent at 14:23, Haenel tells
YakıÅ? that the decision will be announced at 17:00, and says `you will
be satisfied with the outcome'. In his response sent at 14:58, YakıÅ?
tells Haenel that he is waiting impatiently for the decision, and
adds, `Since you say so, I do not think we will be disappointed'.
Call for Haenel to resign
The correspondence has attracted criticism from Armenian institutions
in France. However, these institutions have directed their criticism
to Hubert Haenel rather than Turkey. The Council for the Coordination
of Armenian Organizations (CCAF) published a a statement on the issue,
accusing YakıÅ?, who also served as the President of the Turkish-French
Friendship group in the Parliament from 2007 to 2011, of `pressurizing
a high-ranking member of the French judiciary'.
The CCAF also argued that Haenel's reassuring comments to YakıÅ? about
the denial law, and his notification to him of the hour the decision
would be announced was `in violation of the oath taken by officials of
the higher judiciary and also the principle of impartiality'. The CCAF
demanded that the `higher echelons' of the state initiate an
investigation about Haenel, and also called for Haenel to resign from
his membership of the Constitutional Council.
Diaspora institutions had previously accused Haenel of `lobbying on
Turkey's behalf' when the denial law had been brought to the
Constitutional Council in 2012, leading Haenel to declare that he
would not take part in the vote at the Constitutional Council on the
law. However, dissatisfied by this declaration, Diaspora institutions
have kept Haenel in their sights since. Haenel also served as the
President of the French Senate Commission of European Affairs, and is
a member of the `scientific committee' of the think-thank Institut du
Bosphore, established by the business people from two countries at the
initiative of TÃ`SÄ°AD, the Turkish Industry and Business Association.
(DW)
http://www.agos.com.tr/en/article/10160/secret-ankara-paris-correspondence-prior-to-cancellation-of-denial-law