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TURKISH PARTY LEADER PERINCEK TO APPEAL SENTENCE FOR SO-CALLED ARMENIA GENOCIDE DENIAL
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
March 12 2007
GENEVA - Dogu Perincek, Turkish leftist party leader, will appeal his
conviction under a Swiss law for denying that killings of Armenians
during World War One constituted genocide, his lawyer said on Monday.
Mr. Perincek, the leader of the Turkish Labour Party, received a fine
of 3,000 Swiss francs (1,900 euros, 2,500 dollars) and a suspended
sentence last Friday from a court in Lausanne, over comments he made
during a rally in the Swiss city in 2005.
He was the first person to be convicted in Switzerland for denying the
so-called Armenian genocide, following his claim the killings were an
"international lie".
Judge Pierre-Henri Winzap said on Friday that Perincek was an "arrogant
provocateur" with "racist and nationalist motives".
In response, Perincek said the court's ruling "reflects in a concrete
manner the Swiss judge's hatred for Turkey and the Turkish nation."
The judge did not allow the Turks inside the court while the Armenian
supporters were inside.
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
March 12 2007
GENEVA - Dogu Perincek, Turkish leftist party leader, will appeal his
conviction under a Swiss law for denying that killings of Armenians
during World War One constituted genocide, his lawyer said on Monday.
Mr. Perincek, the leader of the Turkish Labour Party, received a fine
of 3,000 Swiss francs (1,900 euros, 2,500 dollars) and a suspended
sentence last Friday from a court in Lausanne, over comments he made
during a rally in the Swiss city in 2005.
He was the first person to be convicted in Switzerland for denying the
so-called Armenian genocide, following his claim the killings were an
"international lie".
Judge Pierre-Henri Winzap said on Friday that Perincek was an "arrogant
provocateur" with "racist and nationalist motives".
In response, Perincek said the court's ruling "reflects in a concrete
manner the Swiss judge's hatred for Turkey and the Turkish nation."
The judge did not allow the Turks inside the court while the Armenian
supporters were inside.