  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.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
