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Anatolia News Agency, Turkey
Sept 8 2007
Turkish ministry announces French court decision against Armenian
committee
Ankara, 8 September: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said
on Saturday [8 September] that the decisions made by Paris Court of
the First Instance and Court of Appellate on the case opened by
"Committee of Defence of Armenian Cause (CDCA)" became definite.
The case started in France in 2004 and a decision was made in favour
of Turkey.
The MFA statement said CDCA on 9 July 2004 filed a suit and wanted
Turkish consul-general in Paris to be punished personally and
Internet service provider company France Telecom to be prevented from
giving service to Turkey's consulate-general on charges that the
consulate-general denied incidents of 1915 and hurt the fundamental
human rights of Armenian community by posting a publishing of the
Strategic Researches Centre in its Internet site.
The statement said the related court overruled the CDCA case on 15
November 2004 and refused the demands of CDCA and sentenced CDCA to
pay the court expenses.
Upon this, CDCA appealed to Court of Appellate and on 8 November 2006
the court in question ratified the verdict of the court of first
instance.
In the reasoned verdict of the court of first instance, it was stated
that the law adopted by the French Parliament on 29 January 2001 on
Armenian issue was nothing but a formal stance and did not put
individuals and particularly a foreign state under obligation.
According to the statement, CDCA later applied to Supreme Court of
Appeals but did not deliver its views to the court within legal
period. The court decided to abate CDCA's right for suit.
Sept 8 2007
Turkish ministry announces French court decision against Armenian
committee
Ankara, 8 September: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said
on Saturday [8 September] that the decisions made by Paris Court of
the First Instance and Court of Appellate on the case opened by
"Committee of Defence of Armenian Cause (CDCA)" became definite.
The case started in France in 2004 and a decision was made in favour
of Turkey.
The MFA statement said CDCA on 9 July 2004 filed a suit and wanted
Turkish consul-general in Paris to be punished personally and
Internet service provider company France Telecom to be prevented from
giving service to Turkey's consulate-general on charges that the
consulate-general denied incidents of 1915 and hurt the fundamental
human rights of Armenian community by posting a publishing of the
Strategic Researches Centre in its Internet site.
The statement said the related court overruled the CDCA case on 15
November 2004 and refused the demands of CDCA and sentenced CDCA to
pay the court expenses.
Upon this, CDCA appealed to Court of Appellate and on 8 November 2006
the court in question ratified the verdict of the court of first
instance.
In the reasoned verdict of the court of first instance, it was stated
that the law adopted by the French Parliament on 29 January 2001 on
Armenian issue was nothing but a formal stance and did not put
individuals and particularly a foreign state under obligation.
According to the statement, CDCA later applied to Supreme Court of
Appeals but did not deliver its views to the court within legal
period. The court decided to abate CDCA's right for suit.