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    DENOUNCEMENT AGAINST KAREKIN II

    Anatolian Times, Turkey
    July 3 2006

    ISTANBUL - Kemal Kerincsiz, chairman of the executive board of the
    Union of Jurists, denounced Karekin II, head of the Armenian Orthodox
    Church, to the Chief Prosecutor`s Office in Istanbul on Thursday
    on charges of denigrating Turkish people by claiming that Turks had
    committed genocide against Armenians.

    In a petition he submitted to the Chief Prosecutor`s Office, Kerincsiz
    said that a public prosecution should be filed against Karekin II
    for denigrating Turkish people in accordance with Article 301/1 of
    the Turkish Penal Code.

    Kerincsiz also requested the Chief Prosecutor`s Office to issue
    a warrant of arrest to detain Karekin II if he enters the country
    once again.

    Karekin II paid a visit to Istanbul last week at invitation of
    Greek-Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I.

    During a news conference at the Turkish-Armenian Patriarchate on June
    25th, Karekin II said that it was impossible to find a solution as
    long as Turkey denied the so-called Armenian genocide.

    Article 301/1 says that individual/s who openly denigrate/s Turkish
    people, Republic of Turkey or Turkish parliament is/are sentenced to
    prison from six months up to three years.
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