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"PERINCEK'S DISCRIMINATIVE DISCOURSE AFFECTS TURKEY'S ARMENIANS"
BIAnet.org, Turkey
Feb 5 2015
Murat Celikkan from Truth Justice Memory Center claimed bianet that
the real reason behind Perincek's conviction by Swiss Courts was not
denying the "genocide" but his discriminative discourse.
Elif Akgul Ä°stanbul - BIA News Desk
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber admitted
the expert opinion request of International Genocide and Human
Rights Studies Institute, Human Rights Association, Truth Justice
Memory Center regarding the effect of Armenian Genocide discourse
on Armenians in the case of Perincek vs Switzerland case. The
aforementioned request has been submitted on 15 October 2014.
Celikkan: Real motive is promoting discrimination
Murat Celikkan from Truth Justice Memory Center claimed bianet that
the real reason behind Perincek's conviction by Swiss Courts was not
denying the "genocide" but his discriminative discourse.
"Considering Perincek's statements before and after the trial clearly
shows that discrimination and racism are the real motives and they
could cause deadly consequences and dangers to Turkey's Armenian
minorities," he said.
"Denial affects Turkey's Armenians"
"On the top of everything, ECHR's Hrant Dink/Turkey verdict points
out that the denomination of Armenian Genocide as a lie is linked with
the oppression towards Turkey's Armenians and certain life dangers.
Why is Perincek's discourse discriminative?
"In this context," Celikkan defends that "Perincek's statements
are discriminative and racist towards Armenians as his definition
of Armenians as 'traitors' and 'aggressor to Turks' as well as his
legitimization of 1915-17 Ottoman massacres overtly, Istanbul 13th
High Criminal Court's leading position to provoke Armenian hatred
through the citation of Dogu Perincek's terms "psychological war"
and the aforementioned court's other comments on Hrant Dink and other
minority murders.
What happened?
In 2007, Lausanne Peace Court convicted Turkey's Labor Party (IP)
Chairman Dogu Perincek for violating Swiss Penal Code Article 261 on
"discrimination based on race" when he said "Armenian Genocide is a
worldwide-spread lie".
Swiss Vaud Appeals Court also declined the motion on the verdict issued
by Lausanne Peace Court on Perincek. Perincek's advocate applied to
ECHR after reaching no results from the federal court.
In 2013, ECHR ruled that Switzerland violated Perincek's freedom of
expression with majority vote, finding Perincek's conviction reasons
insufficient.
"The punishing of opinions with no consensus causes a bouncing effect
on their discussion," the court ruled.
On January 28, the grand chamber of ECHR reopened the case. While
Perincek was represented by Mehmet Cengiz and Christian Laurent Pech;
Switzerland by Daniel Thurer; Turkey by Stefan Talmon and Armenia by
Amal Alamuddin Clooney and Geoffrey Robertson. (EA/BM)
http://www.bianet.org/english/minorities/162079-perincek-s-discriminative-discourse-affects-turkey-s-armenians
From: A. Papazian
BIAnet.org, Turkey
Feb 5 2015
Murat Celikkan from Truth Justice Memory Center claimed bianet that
the real reason behind Perincek's conviction by Swiss Courts was not
denying the "genocide" but his discriminative discourse.
Elif Akgul Ä°stanbul - BIA News Desk
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber admitted
the expert opinion request of International Genocide and Human
Rights Studies Institute, Human Rights Association, Truth Justice
Memory Center regarding the effect of Armenian Genocide discourse
on Armenians in the case of Perincek vs Switzerland case. The
aforementioned request has been submitted on 15 October 2014.
Celikkan: Real motive is promoting discrimination
Murat Celikkan from Truth Justice Memory Center claimed bianet that
the real reason behind Perincek's conviction by Swiss Courts was not
denying the "genocide" but his discriminative discourse.
"Considering Perincek's statements before and after the trial clearly
shows that discrimination and racism are the real motives and they
could cause deadly consequences and dangers to Turkey's Armenian
minorities," he said.
"Denial affects Turkey's Armenians"
"On the top of everything, ECHR's Hrant Dink/Turkey verdict points
out that the denomination of Armenian Genocide as a lie is linked with
the oppression towards Turkey's Armenians and certain life dangers.
Why is Perincek's discourse discriminative?
"In this context," Celikkan defends that "Perincek's statements
are discriminative and racist towards Armenians as his definition
of Armenians as 'traitors' and 'aggressor to Turks' as well as his
legitimization of 1915-17 Ottoman massacres overtly, Istanbul 13th
High Criminal Court's leading position to provoke Armenian hatred
through the citation of Dogu Perincek's terms "psychological war"
and the aforementioned court's other comments on Hrant Dink and other
minority murders.
What happened?
In 2007, Lausanne Peace Court convicted Turkey's Labor Party (IP)
Chairman Dogu Perincek for violating Swiss Penal Code Article 261 on
"discrimination based on race" when he said "Armenian Genocide is a
worldwide-spread lie".
Swiss Vaud Appeals Court also declined the motion on the verdict issued
by Lausanne Peace Court on Perincek. Perincek's advocate applied to
ECHR after reaching no results from the federal court.
In 2013, ECHR ruled that Switzerland violated Perincek's freedom of
expression with majority vote, finding Perincek's conviction reasons
insufficient.
"The punishing of opinions with no consensus causes a bouncing effect
on their discussion," the court ruled.
On January 28, the grand chamber of ECHR reopened the case. While
Perincek was represented by Mehmet Cengiz and Christian Laurent Pech;
Switzerland by Daniel Thurer; Turkey by Stefan Talmon and Armenia by
Amal Alamuddin Clooney and Geoffrey Robertson. (EA/BM)
http://www.bianet.org/english/minorities/162079-perincek-s-discriminative-discourse-affects-turkey-s-armenians
From: A. Papazian