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    Baltasar Garzón: “I will be in Armenia in 2015”


    (Agencia Prensa Armenia).- The Spanish jurist Dr. Baltasar Garzón said
    that `it is very worrying that the concept of denial is appearing
    again. The facts of the Holocaust are known, but the Armenian Genocide
    ones aren’t' at a conference on `Genocide, Holocaust denial and
    impunity'. In this sense, Garzón said that `there are facts beyond
    doubt. I think we should not spend too much time justifying the
    existence of those facts'.

    The conference was organized by the Armenian National Committee of
    South America (CNA) on Saturday 30th. Pedro Mouratian Director of
    National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism
    (INADI), opened the conference by making a parallel between the
    struggle for recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the trials of
    those responsible for Argentina's military dictatorship: `The process
    of our country is about memory, truth and justice and the prosecution
    of those responsible for the last military dictatorship, somehow makes
    us believe that we may be able to get the recognition of those
    responsible for the genocide committed against the Armenian people'.

    `We have been seeking justice for nearly a century, it's very
    difficult for us to believe that justice can arrive. But it always
    does, sometimes late, but comes', Mouratian added.

    Dr. Khatchik Der Ghougassian, president of the CNA of South America,
    said that Garzón `makes us believe that justice will come to those who
    believe in the values and a better future for humanity', and that his
    work serve `to show the world the uniqueness of a genocide that was
    forgotten for a hundred years and even today shakes a regional power,
    to the point that it carries on with his denier politics'. Finally, he
    invited Dr. Garzón to visit Armenia in 2015, the year in which the
    centennial of the Armenian Genocide will be commemorated .

    When Garzón open the conference, he confirmed that he `will be in
    Armenia in 2015', a phrase that drew applause from the audience. Then
    he remembered that `until today, recognizing the existence of the
    Armenian Genocide in Turkey is criminal', according to the criminal
    code of the country.

    Then, the Spanish lawyer told `one of the most important moments of
    his life': On September 15, 2010, he traveled to Istanbul to receive
    the Hrant Dink Award. `It was very important for me to defend the
    existence of the Armenian Genocide and it’s impunity precisely
    in Turkey. The Spanish diplomatic delegation suggested that I should
    refrain from criticizing too hard as it could endanger my safety'.

    Regarding his experience in investigating crimes of dictatorships of
    Argentina and Chile, Garzón said: `What we perceived on the victims
    when they gave their testimony was that the mere fact of being in
    front of a judge that was going to make a judgment of criminal legal
    value, was already a reparation. 'For the first time a judge is
    listening to us’, they said'.

    Speaking on reparations and compensation for these crimes, Garzón said
    that there are still some countries that do not recognize the Armenian
    Genocide. `For example, Israel. The Jewish people suffered the
    greatest genocide in history. And yet, they say that they do not
    recognize the Armenian Genocide because of their good relationship
    with Turkey. They do not hide the reason. This pragmatism is one of
    the enemies of the victims'. In France, `the National Assembly
    criminalized the denial of the Armenian Genocide. Finally a country
    established the same rule regarding the denial of the Holocaust. That
    was a major success, but the State Council declared it
    unconstitutional. That was not the case of Switzerland, where it is
    considered discrimination to denial the existence of the Armenian
    Genocide'.

    ( Link -> http://www.prensaarmenia.com.ar/search/label/Internacionales )

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