Dogu Perincek appealed court's verdictMarch 13, 2007 - 17:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leader of Turkish Workers' Party Dogu Perincek, who was convicted of denying the Armenian Genocide lodged a complaint against the verdict of a Swiss court. Lawyer Loran Moreyon said that Perincek appealed to the court of Swiss canton of Wo, AP reports. Visiting Switzerland in 2005 Perincek twice declared that the Armenian Genocide is an "international lie". During the process judge Pier-Anri Winzap said those statements were "of unconcealed racist and nationalistic character. And there are no mitigating circumstances in defendant's actions". Perincek himself was characterized as an "arrogant provocateur" by the judge. He stressed that although the Armenian Genocide issue is not included in the list of similar crimes by the International Court, it is a "historical fact, which was recognized by the Swiss society, and Perincek's statements were of provocative character". The court in Lausanne handed Perincek a suspended fine of SFr 9,000 ($7,336) as well as a one-off financial penalty of SFr 3,000. The court also ruled that Perincek would have to pay SFr 1,000 to the Swiss-Armenian Association as a symbolic gesture, which appeared as civil plaintiff. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Director General of Ucom takes part in recruiting conference Ralph Yirikian participated in the Recruit Days business and networking conference organized by Move2Career. Ameriabank named Best Bank in Armenia for 2024 by Global Finance Ameriabank has been named the Best Bank in Armenia by Global Finance magazine in its 31st annual awards. Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. Lavrov rejects Armenia’s “defamation” of Russia, CSTO Lavrov decried the Armenian leaders’ “defamation” of Russian soldiers and border guards deployed in Armenia. |