A trial launched in Switzerland against Armenian Genocide denier Turkish nationalistMarch 6, 2007 - 19:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A trial launched in Switzerland towards leader of Turkish Labor Party Doğu Perinçek, who is blamed for racism, since he had called the Armenian Genocide an "international lie". Prosecutors demand to sentence Perinçek to 6-month imprisonment. In case if a verdict of guilty is brought towards Doğu Perinçek, he will become the first person convicted by Swiss anti-racist law for denying the Armenian Genocide. In 2001 a court in Bern acquitted 12 Turks, who were being prosecuted by this very article. Today on the square near the Court building some 150 people gathered in red bandages on their heads with Turkish banners, they expressed their silent support to Doğu Perinçek. Perinçek himself is sure that he will be freed. "I don't think that I will be convicted," he stated, confessing that Armenians were exposed to massacres in his homeland. At the same time he refused to recognize those massacres as genocide, RFA RL reports. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |