  Istanbul Prosecutor's Office urges to imprison Armenian writer March 12, 2013 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Istanbul Prosecutor's Office completed the investigation of the case against the Turkish Armenian writer b>Sevan Nisanyan, urging to sentence him to 1.5 year in prison for “offending religions values." Nisanyan doesn’t recognize the charges against him, refuses to defend himself, saying “the right to freedom of speech is unfamiliar to some people.” “Defending would mean recognizing the legitimacy of the case. I am responsible for my words,” Agos newspaper quoted Sevan Nisanyan as saying. “There are a lot of ignorant people in the country. I have no time to read the charges, a mere product of imagination. I have no patience,” the writer said, adding that imprisonment will only harm’s Turkish international image. Partner news  Top stories “There was a great deal of new and interesting research presented during the conference,” said ANC of Illinois activist Greg Bedian. The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU. Possible ways to advance the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict were in the focus of the discussion. A meeting between Edward Nalbandian and Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov will be held on the sidelines of the event.   Partner news |  Latest news Weekly digest of foreign currency deals  Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence.Serzh Sargsyan reelected as Armenian Chess Federation president Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years.Aronian, Carlsen tie Norway Chess 2013 final round Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored 5 points to come 4th, with Magnus Carlsen taking the 2nd spot with 5.5 points. |
